a water soluble semiconductor nanocrystal capable of light emission is provided, including a quantum dot having a selected band gap energy, a layer overcoating the quantum dot, the overcoating layer comprised of a material having a band gap energy greater than that of the quantum dot, and an organic outer layer, the organic layer comprising a compound having at least one linking group for attachment of the compound to the overcoating layer and at least one hydrophilic group spaced apart from the linking group by a hydrophobic region sufficient to prevent electron charge transfer across the hydrophobic region. The particle size of the nanocrystal core is in the range of about 12 Å to about 150 Å, with a deviation of less than 10% in the core. The coated nanocrystal exhibits photoluminescence having quantum yields of greater than 10% in water.
提供一种可发光的
水溶性半导体纳米晶体,包括具有选定带隙能量的量子点,覆盖在量子点上的一层,该覆盖层由具有比量子点更大带隙能量的材料组成,并且具有一个有机外层,该有机层包括至少一个连接基团,用于将该化合物连接到覆盖层上,并且至少一个亲
水基团,该亲
水基团与连接基团之间由足以防止电子电荷穿过疏
水区域的疏
水区域隔开。纳米晶体核的粒子大小在约12Å到约150Å的范围内,核的偏差小于10%。经过包覆的纳米晶体在
水中表现出量子产率大于10%的光致发光。