@article{12ef0be5666148fd8654db491aaf721e,
title = "Interface Engineering of Water-Dispersible Near-Infrared-Emitting CuInZnS/ZnSe/ZnS Quantum Dots",
abstract = "We report the synthesis of near-infrared (IR)-emitting core/shell/shell quantum dots of CuInZnS/ZnSe/ZnS and their phase transfer to water. The intermediate ZnSe shell was added to inhibit the migration of ions from the standard ZnS shell into the emitting core, which often leads to a blue shift in the emission profile. By engineering the interface between the core and terminal shell layer, the optical properties can be controlled, and emission was maintained in the near-IR region, making the materials attractive for biological applications. In addition, the hydrodynamic diameter of the particle was controlled using amphiphilic polymers.",
author = "Patrick Mann and Fairclough, {Simon M.} and Struan Bourke and {Burkitt Gray}, Mary and Laura Urbano and Morgan, {David J.} and Dailey, {Lea Ann} and Maya Thanou and Long, {Nicholas J.} and Green, {Mark A.}",
note = "Funding Information: M.G. and N.J.L. would like to acknowledge funding from the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Medical Imaging (EP/L015226/1), and the Centre for Ultrastructural Imaging (KCL) for electron microscopy. X-ray photoelectron (XPS) data was acquired at the EPSRC National Facility for XPS (\u201CHarwellXPS\u201D, EP/Y023587/1, EP/Y023609/1, EP/Y023536/1, EP/Y023552/1, and EP/Y023544/1). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society.",
year = "2024",
month = jul,
day = "18",
doi = "10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00528",
language = "English",
volume = "24",
pages = "6275--6283",
journal = "Crystal Growth and Design",
issn = "1528-7483",
publisher = "American Chemical Society",
number = "15",
}