Table 1.
Examples of quantum dot types and for metallic quantum dots, groupings, core composition, shell materials and capping agents.
| Quantum Dot Types | Grouping | Core Composition | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metallic | I – III – VI | Copper indium disulfide | CuInS2 |
| II – VI | Cadmium selenide | CdSe | |
| Cadmium sulfide | CdS | ||
| Cadmium telluride | CdTe | ||
| Zinc selenium | ZnSe | ||
| Zinc sulfide | ZnS | ||
| III – V | Indium phosphide | InP | |
| Indium arsenic | InAs | ||
| IV – VI | Lead selenium | PbSe | |
| Lead sulfide | PbS | ||
| Shell Materials | |||
| Zinc sulfide | ZnS | ||
| Cadmium sulfide | CdS | ||
| Indium arsenic | InAs | ||
| Capping Agents | |||
| Bovine serum albumin | BSA | ||
| Carboxylic acid | COOH | ||
| Di-n-octylphosphine oxide | DOPO | ||
| Dihydrolipoic acid | DPA | ||
| Fatty amines | - | ||
| Mercaptopropionic acid | MPA | ||
| Mercaptoundecanoic acid | MUA | ||
| Polydiallydimethyl ammonium chloride | PDDA | ||
| Polyacrylate acid | PAA | ||
| Polyethylenimine ethylenediamine | PEI | ||
| Polyethylene gycol | PEG | ||
| Polymaleic anhydride-alt-1-octadecene | PMAO | ||
| Primary amines Butylamine Decylamine Hexylamine Hexadecylamine |
- BA DA HA HDA |
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| Thioglycolic acid | TGA | ||
| Tetraethyl orthosilicate | TEOS | ||
| Trioctyl phosphine | TOP | ||
| Trioctyl phosphine oxide | TOPO | ||
| Carbon-based | Carbon | CQD | |
| Graphene | GQD | ||
| Nanodots | NQD | ||
| Perovskite | Cesium lead tri-iodine | CsPbI3 | |
| Cesium lead tri-bromide | CsPbBr3 | ||