(a) Absorption and photoluminescent spectra of PbS QDs. (b)TEM images of PbS QDs after surface coating with a 10 nm scale bar. Adapted with permission from Zhu M-Q, Chang E, Sun J, et al. 2007. Surface modification and functionalization of semiconductor quantum dots through reactive coating of silanes in toulene. J Mater Chem, 17:800–5 Copyright © 2007.
Abbreviations: PbS, lead sulfide; QD, quantum dots; TEM, transmission electron microscopy.