Chen Wang, Mohamad Saeed Kodaimati, George C. Schatz and Emily A. Weiss
Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 1981-1984
DOI:
10.1039/C6CC07950D,
Communication
Reversible coupling of glutathione-capped PbS quantum dots through coordination with Zn2+ cations forms water-soluble aggregates. These assemblies mediate multi-step hopping of near-infrared excitons through unity-quantum yield Förster resonance energy transfer. The photoluminescence spectra from these samples are sensitive indicators of average interparticle distance.