Light-responsive hybrid material based on luminescent core-shell quantum dots and steroidal organogel

We report the synthesis of a smart novel hybrid with reversible photoswitchable luminescence properties modulated by light. The combination of a low molecular weight organogelator (LMOG) and CdSe/ZnS core-shell semiconductor nanoparticles capped with trioctylphosphine oxide ligands produces a lumine...

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Autores: Schmidt, Luciana Carina, Edelsztein, Valeria Carolina, Spagnuolo, Carla Cecilia, Di Chenna, Pablo Hector, Galian, Raquel Eugenia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/55153
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/55153
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Organogel
Quantum Dots
Photoswitchable
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Sumario:We report the synthesis of a smart novel hybrid with reversible photoswitchable luminescence properties modulated by light. The combination of a low molecular weight organogelator (LMOG) and CdSe/ZnS core-shell semiconductor nanoparticles capped with trioctylphosphine oxide ligands produces a luminescent, stable and transparent material. Modulation of the luminescence properties was successfully achieved using a diarylethene photochromic compound, with good resistance to fatigue ca. 22 cycles. Interestingly, the morphology of the organogel fibers was preserved in the hybrid, while a partial luminescence quenching of the nanoparticle was observed. This material could have implication for on-and-off photoswitching applications.