Quantum Dot Sensors - 9789814316002

Jenny Stanford Publishing

Quantum Dot SensorsTechnology and Commercial Applications\nAuthor(s): John Callan, Franisco M. Raymo\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd, Singapore\nImprint: Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd\nISBN-13: 9789814316002, 978-9814316002\nSynopsis\nConsisting of six chapters, written by experts in their field, this book charts the progress made in the use of quantum dots as the signaling component in optical sensors since their discovery in the early 1980s. In particular, it focuses on CdS-, CdSe-, and CdTe-type QDs due to their emission in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The book begins by detailing the range of methods currently used for the preparation and passivation of core/coreshell quantum dots and follows with a discussion on their electrochemical properties and potential toxicity. The book culminates by focusing on how electron and energy transfer mechanisms can be utilized to generate a range of quantum dot-based probes. This is the fir.