论文类型：期刊论文
发表刊物：HELVETICA CHIMICA ACTA
收录刊物：Scopus、EI、SCIE
卷号：92
期号：11
页面范围：2249-2256
ISSN号：0018-019X
摘要：Water-soluble thioglycolic acid (TGA)-capped CdTe quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized in aqueous medium, and then encapsulated in a silica nanosphere by copolymerization of the TGA-capped CdTe conjugated with (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APS-CdTe conjugate), free (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (=3-(triethoxysilyl)propan-1-amine; APS), and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) in a H(2)O-in-oil reverse microemulsion consisting of Triton X-100, octanol, cyclohexane, and H(2)O in the presence of aqueous NH(3) solution. The characterizations by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and luminescence spectroscopy shows that the luminescent nanoparticles are monodisperse, spherical, and uniform in size, ca. 50 nm in diameter with a regular core - shell structure. In addition, primary amino groups directly introduced to the nanoparticle's surface by using free APS in the nanoparticle preparation enable the nanoparticles to be used easier as a biolabel. The effects of pH and metal cations on the luminescence of the nanoparticles also suggest that the new nanoparticles could be useful probes for luminescent sensings of pH and Cu(2+) ion.