Estimation of the Number of Quantum Dots Immobilized on an Ultra-flat Au Surface
Abstract Quantum dots (QDs) were immobilized on an ultra-flat Au surface by using amide binding between the carboxyl groups on the QDs and the amino groups of the self-assembled monolayer on the surface. The number density of the QDs estimated by atomic force microscopy (AFM) agreed with the quantit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Nanoscale Research Letters |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11671-017-2056-2 |
| Summary: | Abstract Quantum dots (QDs) were immobilized on an ultra-flat Au surface by using amide binding between the carboxyl groups on the QDs and the amino groups of the self-assembled monolayer on the surface. The number density of the QDs estimated by atomic force microscopy (AFM) agreed with the quantity of QDs estimated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and fluorescence microscopy. QDs were also immobilized on dot patterns fabricated by e-beam lithography. AFM was able to identify clusters of just a few QDs on the dot patterns, whose minimum designed size was 50 nm × 50 nm per dot. |
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| ISSN: | 1931-7573 1556-276X |