Development of chiral nanoparticles
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Mícheál Moloney, 'Development of chiral nanoparticles', [thesis], Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Chemistry, 2008, pp 219Download Item:
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Abstract:
Symmetry and chirality are common occurrences in the natural world. Chiral
compounds are extremely important in chemistry, biology and medicine. Chirality has
also been envisaged to play an important role in nanotechnology. Most of the research
in this field was focused on chiral organic and metallorganic molecules and their
supramolecular structures. However, the area of chiral inorganic nanoparticles is
currently in the very early stage of its development. There are only a limited number
of publications on the preparation of chiral metal nanoparticles. Meanwhile, similar
chiral nano-systems based on quantum dots (QDs) have not yet been reported at all.
Quantum dots (QDs) are fluorescent semiconductor (e.g. II-VI) nanocrystals, which
unlike metal nanoparticles have a strong characteristic spectral emission. This
emission is tunable to a desired energy by selecting variable particle size, size
distribution and composition o f the nanocrystals. QDs have recently attracted
enormous interest due to their unique photophysical properties and range of potential
applications in photonics and biochemistry as light emitting devices, fluorescent
sensors and bioassays.
Author: Moloney, Mícheál
Advisor:
Gun'ko, YurriQualification name:
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Publisher:
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