Spectroelectrochemistry of Quantum Dots

Spectroelectrochemistry (SEC) is a set of techniques with many advantages in the study and characterization of materials. Although SEC has not yet been widely used to study quantum dots (QDs), the information extracted from SEC experiments about these nanostructures is very useful. Most of the works...

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Authors: Garoz Ruiz, Jesús, Perales Rondon, Juan Víctor, Heras Vidaurre, Aránzazu, Colina Santamaría, Álvaro
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2019
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Burgos (UBU)
Repository:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos (RIUBU)
OAI Identifier:oai:riubu.ubu.es:10259/6123
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6123
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Spectroelectrochemistry
Quantum Dots
UV/VIS/NIR
Photoluminescence
Raman
Química analítica
Chemistry, Analytic
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Summary:Spectroelectrochemistry (SEC) is a set of techniques with many advantages in the study and characterization of materials. Although SEC has not yet been widely used to study quantum dots (QDs), the information extracted from SEC experiments about these nanostructures is very useful. Most of the works that use SEC to study QDs are high-quality pieces of research. This review intends to show how to perform SEC in an easy way and what information can be obtained using these techniques. Most of the examples shown in this review are related to semiconductor and carbon QDs. After a brief introduction, some optoelectronic properties of QDs and the main SEC techniques are described. The capabilities of SEC for the study of QDs are illustrated with examples extracted from literature. Finally, the needs of SEC to become a user-friendly technique and its evolution to become more powerful are commented in the last section of the review.