The Biosynthesis of Infrared-Emitting Quantum Dots in Allium Fistulosum.
The Biosynthesis of Infrared-Emitting Quantum Dots in Allium Fistulosum.
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DOI:
10.1038/srep20480
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发表时间:
2016-02-09
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Dailey LA
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作者:
Green M;Haigh SJ;Lewis EA;Sandiford L;Burkitt-Gray M;Fleck R;Vizcay-Barrena G;Jensen L;Mirzai H;Curry RJ;Dailey LA
The development of simple routes to emissive solid-state materials is of paramount interest, and in this report we describe the biosynthesis of infrared emitting quantum dots in a living plant via a mutual antagonistic reaction. Exposure of common Allium fistulosum to mercury and tellurium salts under ambient conditions resulted in the expulsion of crystalline, non-passivated HgTe quantum dots that exhibited emissive characteristics in the near-infrared spectral region, a wavelength range that is important in telecommunications and solar energy conversion.