Size-dependent penetration of carbon dots inside the ferritin nanocages: evidence for the quantum confinement effect in carbon dots

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (19) ◽  
pp. 12833-12840 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arpan Bhattacharya ◽  
Surajit Chatterjee ◽  
Roopali Prajapati ◽  
Tushar Kanti Mukherjee
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dots ◽  
Quantum Confinement ◽  
Quantum Confinement Effect ◽  
Confinement Effect ◽  
Size Dependent ◽  
Pl Quenching

Size-dependent penetration of CDs through the ferritin channels has been successfully demonstrated by means of λex-dependent PL quenching of CDs by the Fe3+ ions of ferritin.

SIZE-DEPENDENT NONRESONANT THIRD-ORDER NONLINEAR SUSCEPTIBILITIES OF CdS CLUSTERS FROM 7 TO 120 Å

1992 ◽  
Vol 01 (04) ◽  
pp. 683-698 ◽  
Author(s):  
YING WANG ◽  
NORMAN HERRON
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Quantum Confinement ◽  
Optical Switching ◽  
Quantum Confinement Effect ◽  
Surrounding Medium ◽  
Confinement Effect ◽  
Third Order ◽  
Size Dependent ◽  
Size Regime ◽  
Fundamental Wavelength

We report the third-order nonlinear susceptibilities χ(3) of CdS clusters (quantum dots) from 7 to 120 Å, measured by third-harmonic generation technique at a fundamental wavelength of 1.91 µm. In the size regime studied, the value of χ(3) first increases with cluster size and then levels off for cluster diameter larger than 60 Å. The volume normalized χ(3) of CdS cluster is about a factor of 2 higher than that of the bulk. These data can be explained by the enhancement in electric field inside the clusters due to the dielectric confinement effect. The size and wavelength dependences of this local field effect have been calculated for CdS clusters. Several trends in the nonresonant χ(3) can be identified: (i) In the absence of quantum confinement effect, the magnitude of χ(3) should be constant in the < 200 Å size regime. It then increases with increasing particle size until the structural resonance regime is reached. (ii) The magnitude of χ(3) can be enhanced by either lowering the refractive index of the surrounding medium or raising the refractive index of the semiconductors. (iii) Quantum confinement, which shifts the band gap to the blue and lowers the refractive index of the semiconductor clusters, reduces the nonresonant χ(3). This is in direct contrast to the resonant nonlinearity which is enhanced by the quantum-confinement effect. Finally, we discuss the size-dependent figure-of-merit of CdS composites for all-optical switching.

Tunable Quantum Confinement Effect on Non-volatile Thin Film Polymer Memory Device

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Augustin J. Hong ◽  
Kang L. Wang ◽  
Wei Lek Kwan ◽  
Yang Yang ◽  
Dayanara Parra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Quantum Confinement ◽  
Quantum Confinement Effect ◽  
Memory Device ◽  
Confinement Effect ◽  
Film Polymer ◽  
Polymer Memory

Quantum confinement effect in nanocomposites

2001 ◽  
Vol 182 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 251-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Chakravorty ◽  
S. Banerjee ◽  
T.K. Kundu
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Confinement ◽  
Quantum Confinement Effect ◽  
Confinement Effect
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