Carbon Nanotube-Quantum Dot Nanohybrids: Coupling with Single-Particle Control in Aqueous Solution

Antonio Attanzio; Andrei Sapelkin; Felice Gesuele; Arend van der Zande; William P. Gillin; Ming Zheng; Matteo Palma

doi:10.1002/smll.201603042

Carbon Nanotube-Quantum Dot Nanohybrids: Coupling with Single-Particle Control in Aqueous Solution

Antonio Attanzio, Andrei Sapelkin, Felice Gesuele, Arend van der Zande, William P. Gillin, Ming Zheng, Matteo Palma

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A strategy is reported for the controlled assembly of organic-inorganic heterostructures consisting of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) selectively coupled to single semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). The assembly in aqueous solution was controlled towards the formation of monofunctionalized SWCNT-QD structures. Photoluminescence studies in solution, and on surfaces at the single nanohybrid level, showed evidence of electronic coupling between the two nanostructures. The ability to covalently couple heterostructures with single particle control is crucial for the design of novel QD-based optoelectronic and light-energy conversion devices.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	1603042
Journal	Small
Volume	13
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201603042
State	Published - Apr 25 2017

Keywords

carbon nanotubes
nanocarbon hybrids
quantum dots
self-assembly
single-molecules

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Biotechnology
Biomaterials
Chemistry(all)
Materials Science(all)

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