Eco-friendly synthesis of CuInS and CuInS@ZnS quantum dots and their effect on enzyme activity of lysozyme.

We report on the green and facile aqueous microwave synthesis of glutathione (GSH) stabilized luminescent CuInS (CIS, size = 2.9 nm) and CuInS@ZnS core-shell (CIS@ZnS, size = 3.5 nm) quantum dots (QDs).

Bandgap Tunable AgInS based Quantum Dots for High Contrast Cell Imaging with Enhanced Photodynamic and Antifungal Applications.

Herein, we report a facile microwave-assisted synthesis of cadmium-free water-soluble silver indium sulfide (AgInS or AIS) and AgInS@ZnS (or AIS@ZnS) core-shell quantum dots (QDs) using glutathione (GSH) as stabilizer. The core and core-shell nanocrystals exhibit tunable bandgap ranging of 2.3-3.