title: Oriented polythiophene nanofibers grown from CdTe quantum dot surfaces.
abstract: Highly crystalline, doped polythiophene is grown from the surfaces of CdTe quantum dots by ligand exchange of 3-thenoic acid followed by an oxidant-initiated polymerization. The facile synthesis generates a composite of highly ordered fibers, which exhibit efficient charge transfer between the polythiophene and the inorganic CdTe quantum dots.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Box 951569, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Strong
authors.forename: Fernando J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Uribe-Romo
authors.forename: Micah
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Battson
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaner
mesh_terms: D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D045663:Quantum Dots; D013691:Tellurium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D011108:Polymers; D013876:Thiophenes; C066730:polythiophene; D013691:Tellurium; C028337:cadmium telluride