title: Emission-tunable microwave synthesis of highly luminescent water soluble CdSe/ZnS quantum dots.
abstract: Water soluble CdSe/ZnS nanoparticles with emission maxima from 511 nm to 596 nm and quantum efficiencies ranging from 11% to 28% are synthesized in a facile two-step method in ambient atmospheric conditions using a commercially available microwave reactor.
authors.affiliation: Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA.
authors.forename: Marc D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Andrew A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Herzing
authors.forename: Silvia H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: De Paoli Lacerda
authors.forename: Matthew L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D049449:Luminescence; D049408:Luminescent Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects; D008872:Microwaves; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects; D010316:Particle Size; D045663:Quantum Dots; D011789:Quantum Theory; D018036:Selenium Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D012995:Solubility; D013440:Sulfides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D017967:Zinc Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*
chemical_list: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D049408:Luminescent Agents; D018036:Selenium Compounds; D013440:Sulfides; D017967:Zinc Compounds; D014867:Water; C058667:cadmium selenide; C031238:zinc sulfide