Bright Fluorophores in the Second Near-Infrared Window: HgSe/CdSe Quantum Dots

Kamath, Ananth; Schaller, Richard D.; Guyot-Sionnest, Philippe

doi:10.1021/jacs.3c02190

Bright Fluorophores in the Second Near-Infrared Window: HgSe/CdSe Quantum Dots

Journal Article · Wed May 03 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c02190· OSTI ID:2370127

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Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM)
Univ. of Illinois, Chicago, IL (United States)

Fluorophores emitting in the NIR-IIb wavelength range (1.5-1.7 μm) show great potential for bioimaging due to their large tissue penetration. However, current fluorophores suffer from poor emission with quantum yields similar to 2% in aqueous solvents. In this work, we report the synthesis of HgSe/CdSe core/shell quantum dots (QDs) emitting at 1.7 μm through the interband transition. Growth of a thick shell led to a drastic increase in the photoluminescence quantum yield, with a value of 63% in nonpolar solvents. The quantum yields of our QDs and other reported QDs are explained well by a model of Forster resonance energy transfer to ligands and solvent molecules. The model predicts a quantum yield >12% when these HgSe/CdSe QDs are solubilized in water. In conclusion, our work demonstrates the importance of a thick type-I shell to obtain bright emission in the NIR-IIb region.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; SC0023210

OSTI ID:: 2370127

Journal Information:: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society Journal Issue: 19 Vol. 145; ISSN 0002-7863

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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