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Published February 11, 2014 | Version public
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Simple Syntheses of CdSe Quantum Dots

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Abstract

Quantum dots are an excellent resource for demonstrating quantum phenomena. Two new methods for synthesizing quantum dots are presented. Proceeding at relatively low reaction temperatures, these exercises are safe and easy to conduct in an undergraduate student laboratory. The quantum dots prepared from the first method exhibited visible luminescence across a broad range of colors. The size-dependent spectral properties of quantum dots were examined quantitatively in the second method. Following this procedure, students in an advanced chemistry laboratory course synthesized their own quantum dots and gained experience with these important nanomaterials.

Additional Information

This work was supported by Princeton University. T.E.M is supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (DGE-0646086). The authors thank Prof. H. Yang for the use of his laboratory equipment. The authors also thank the reviewers for their recommendations, especially including their suggested questions for the student reports.

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120631
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Princeton University
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
DGE-0646086

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