Table 1. Properties of the Samples of CdSe QDs with ZnS Shell⁴⁷ Used in Case Study I and CdSe QDs with ZnS/CdS/ZnS Multicomponent Shell⁴⁸ Used in Case Study I and Case Study III.

sample	core [diameter (nm)]	shell [thickness (MLs)]	medium	concentration
CdSe/ZnS QD solution	CdSe [2.3]	ZnS [1]	hexane	<10–6 M
CdSe/ZnS QD solution		ZnS [3]	hexane	<10–6 M
CdSe/ZnS QD solution		ZnS [5]	hexane	<10–6 M
CdSe/ZnS/CdS/ZnS QD solution		ZnS/CdS/ZnS [1/1/1]	hexane	<10–6 M
single CdSe[ZnS/CdS/ZnS] QD in PMMA			PMMA	<1 μm–2