| US and CdSe (CdE) quantum dots were molecularly linked through mercaptoalkanoic acids (MAAs) to anatase TiO2 nanocrystalline films. TiO2 films, approximately 4 mum thick, consisted of nanoparticles with diameters approximately 20 nm. Quantum dots were fabricated with diameters as small as 2.5 nm. Particle size increased with variations of reaction time, temperature, and concentration.; The position of semiconductor nanoparticles on the TiO2 surface was controlled by combining the self-assembly process with thiol-ene photopolymerization reactions. CdE surface attachment was turned off within 14 min. Patterning resolution of 40 Amum was achieved with an ability to tune image color.; Nanosecond transient absorption spectroscopy provided evidence for electron injection from US to TiO2 in CdS-MAA-TiO2 assemblies. An absorption corresponding to CdS+ was observed, indicating a long-lived charge-separated state with tau = 14.7 +/- 0.1 mus. Further evidence for electron injection in CdS-MAA-TiO2 assemblies was the absence of absorption for CdS-MAA-ZrO2 assemblies. |
