In situ spectroscopic characterization of a solution-phase X-type ligand exchange at colloidal lead sulphide quantum dot surfaces?

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2016-11-07 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC08114B

Abstract

We employed quantitative NMR spectroscopy and spectrophotometric absorbance titration to study a quantum dot X-type ligand exchange reaction. We find that the exchange is highly cooperative, where at low extents of exchange the change in free energy of the reaction, ΔGXC, is ~11 kJ mol?1 while at higher extents of exchange ΔGXC saturates to ~?4 kJ mol?1. A modified Fowler binding isotherm is developed to describe the reaction.

Graphical abstract: In situ spectroscopic characterization of a solution-phase X-type ligand exchange at colloidal lead sulphide quantum dot surfaces
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