PbS Quantum Dots Decorating TiO2 Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Topology, and Optical Properties of the Colloidal Hybrid Architecture
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Fabrication of TiO2/PbS Hybrid NCs
2.2. Structure and Chemical Composition of TiO2/PbS Hybrid NCs
2.3. Spectroscopic Characterization
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Synthesis of Organic-Capped TiO2 NCs
3.3. Synthesis of TiO2/PbS Hybrid NPs
3.4. Sample Characterization
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample Availability: Samples of the compounds are available from the authors. |
Ti% | O% | Pb% | S% | |
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TiO2 NCs | 33 | 66 | - | - |
TiO2/PbS NCs | 20 | 73 | 8 | low |
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Dibenedetto, C.N.; Sibillano, T.; Brescia, R.; Prato, M.; Triggiani, L.; Giannini, C.; Panniello, A.; Corricelli, M.; Comparelli, R.; Ingrosso, C.; et al. PbS Quantum Dots Decorating TiO2 Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Topology, and Optical Properties of the Colloidal Hybrid Architecture. Molecules 2020, 25, 2939. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25122939
Dibenedetto CN, Sibillano T, Brescia R, Prato M, Triggiani L, Giannini C, Panniello A, Corricelli M, Comparelli R, Ingrosso C, et al. PbS Quantum Dots Decorating TiO2 Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Topology, and Optical Properties of the Colloidal Hybrid Architecture. Molecules. 2020; 25(12):2939. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25122939
Chicago/Turabian StyleDibenedetto, Carlo Nazareno, Teresa Sibillano, Rosaria Brescia, Mirko Prato, Leonardo Triggiani, Cinzia Giannini, Annamaria Panniello, Michela Corricelli, Roberto Comparelli, Chiara Ingrosso, and et al. 2020. "PbS Quantum Dots Decorating TiO2 Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Topology, and Optical Properties of the Colloidal Hybrid Architecture" Molecules 25, no. 12: 2939. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25122939