Limiting the Growth of Water-Soluble, Monolayer-Protected Quantum Dots

Figure 1

Fluorescence spectra of mercaptosuccinic acid-modified CdSe QDs. Different metal salts were used, with corresponding values (acetate = 605 nm [fwhm = 111 nm], chloride = 610 nm [fwhm = 134 nm], nitrate = 617 nm [fwhm = 108 nm], and sulfate = 612 nm [fwhm = 176 nm]).