One-Pot Synthesis and Characterization of CuCrS/ZnS Core/Shell Quantum Dots as New Blue-Emitting Sources.

In this paper, we introduce a new blue-emitting material, CuCrS/ZnS QDs (CCS QDs). To obtain bright and stable photoluminescent probes, we prepared a core/shell structure; the synthesis was conducted in a one-pot system, using 1-dodecanethiol as a sulfur source and co-ligand. The CCS QDs exhibited a semi-spherical colloidal nanocrystalline shape with an average diameter of 9.