CdSe-ZnO Core–Shell Quantum Dots for Protein Detection: A Potential Sensing Platform
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussions
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Number of ZnO Monolayers | Absorbance Wavelength (nm) | Photoluminescence Wavelength (nm) | Average Particle Size (nm) |
---|---|---|---|
0 | 520 | 571 | 2.57 |
1 | 537 | 572 | 2.80 |
2 | 548 | 581 | 3.00 |
3 | 554 | 583 | 3.12 |
4 | 561 | 589 | 3.29 |
Number of Raman Modes | CdSe Modes (cm−1) [29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36] | Peaks Observed from CdSe-ZnO (cm−1) | ZnO Modes (cm−1) [37,38] | Peaks Observed from CdSe-ZnO (cm−1) |
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1 | 210 | 228 | 284 | 300 |
2 | 228 | 430 | 332 | 360 |
3 | 425 | 607 | 378 | 380 |
4 | 607 | - | 410 | 415 |
5 | - | - | 438 | 430 |
6 | - | - | 590 | - |
7 | - | - | 618 | - |
8 | - | - | 657 | 654 |
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Jenrette, E.A.; Farrell, M.J.; Flowers, J.A.; Pradhan, A.K. CdSe-ZnO Core–Shell Quantum Dots for Protein Detection: A Potential Sensing Platform. Nanomanufacturing 2021, 1, 3-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/nanomanufacturing1010002
Jenrette EA, Farrell MJ, Flowers JA, Pradhan AK. CdSe-ZnO Core–Shell Quantum Dots for Protein Detection: A Potential Sensing Platform. Nanomanufacturing. 2021; 1(1):3-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/nanomanufacturing1010002
Chicago/Turabian StyleJenrette, Erin A., Monique J. Farrell, Jasmin A. Flowers, and Aswini K. Pradhan. 2021. "CdSe-ZnO Core–Shell Quantum Dots for Protein Detection: A Potential Sensing Platform" Nanomanufacturing 1, no. 1: 3-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/nanomanufacturing1010002