Hydrothermal synthesis of PEG-capped ZnS:Mn²⁺ quantum dots nanocomposites

Abstract

Water-soluble Mn²⁺-doped ZnS nanocrystals surface capped with polyethylene glycol(expressed as PEG-ZnS:Mn²⁺) were synthesized in aqueous solution with PEG as surface modifier without ligand exchange. The particles were obtained via chemical precipitation method at 100 °C with an average diameter of 3 nm and a zinc blende structure. The PEG modified on the surface of PEG-ZnS:Mn²⁺ nanocrystals rendered the nanocrystals water soluble and biocompatible. And the PEG-ZnS:Mn²⁺ nanocrystals have the potential application in molecular assembly and biological fluorescence analysis. The effects of the Mn²⁺ concentration, stabilizer concentration, and synthesis time on the photoluminescence(PL) intensity of ZnS:Mn²⁺ QDs were also investigated.

Keywords

ZnS / Mn²⁺-doped / Polyethylene glycol(PEG) / Nanocomposite

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