Cucurbituril-mediated Quantum Dot Aggregates Formed by Aqueous Self-assembly for Sensing Applications

Overview

Journal Chem Commun (Camb)

Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2019 Apr 25

PMID 31017133

Citations 5

Authors

William J Peveler

Hui Jia

Tiffany Jeen

Kelly Rees

Thomas J Macdonald

Zhicheng Xia

Weng-I Katherine Chio

Suresh Moorthy

Ivan P Parkin

Claire J Carmalt

W Russ Algar

Tung-Chun Lee

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Abstract

Self-assembled nanoparticles have important applications in energy systems, optical devices and sensors, via the formation of aggregates with controlled interparticle spacing. Here we report aqueous self-assembly of rigid macrocycle cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]) and fluorescent quantum dots (QDs), and demonstrate the potential of the system for efficient energy transfer and sensing of small molecules.

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