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No. 26, are f85% (Fig. 6) [21]. Although absolute PL QY measurements arerequired to confirm this remarkable figure, PbSe NQDs are, in the very least,substantially more efficient IR emitters than their organic dye counterparts.Further, the inorganic semiconductor offers enhanced stability compared toexisting IR fluorophores.In addition to the moderate (f150jC) and high-temperature (>200jC)preparations discussed earlier, many room-temperature reactions have beendeveloped. The two most prevalent schemes entail thiol-stabilized aqueousphasegrowth and inverse-micelle methods. We will briefly consider theseapproaches here, and the former is discussed in some detail in Section III as itpertains to core–shell nanoparticle growth, whereas the latter is revisited inSection VI with respect to its application to NQD doping. In general, the lowtemperaturemethods suffer from relatively poor size dispersions (j > 20%)and often exhibit significant, if not exclusively, trap-state PL. The latter isinherently weak and broad compared to band-edge PL, and it is less sensitiveto quantum-size effects and particle-size control. Further, low-temperatureaqueous preparations are limited in their applicability to relatively ionicmaterials. Higher temperatures are required to prepare crystalline covalentcompounds [barring reaction conditions that may reduce the energeticbarriers to crystalline growth (e.g., catalysts and templating structures)].Figure 6 PbSe NQD size-dependent room-temperature fluorescence (excitationsource: 1.064 Am laser pulse). Sharp features at f1.7 and 1.85 Am correspond tosolvent (chloroform) absorption. (From Ref. 21, reprinted with permission.)<strong>Copyright</strong> <strong>2004</strong> <strong>by</strong> <strong>Marcel</strong> <strong>Dekker</strong>, <strong>Inc</strong>. <strong>All</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Reserved</strong>.

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