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Reborn water-soluble CdTe quantum dots

2014; Elsevier BV; Volume: 125; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.talanta.2014.03.022

1873-3573

Anita Lourenço, Teresa Casimiro, Vasco D. B. Bonifácio,

Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications

Recovery of fully aggregated water-soluble CdTe quantum dots was achieved by simple treatment with a strong base. A deprotonation-triggered disaggregation is postulated to be the main mechanism involved in the quantum dots "reborn" process.