Modeling Equilibrium Binding at Quantum Dot Surfaces Using Cyclic Voltammetry

Nano Letters
Danielle A HenckelBrandi M Cossairt

Abstract

Cyclic voltammetry is demonstrated as a useful method to model equilibrium binding between quantum dots and redox active small molecules. Specifically, the interaction of a library of ferrocene derivatives with CdSe quantum dots is examined. For the strongly interacting systems, ferrocene carboxylic acid (FcCOOH) and ferrocene hexanethiol (Fc-hexSH), the binding equilibria can be quantitatively deduced by modeling the cyclic voltammetry data. This modeling allows extraction of the diffusion coefficients, equilibrium constants associated with both the reduced and oxidized species, and forward and reverse rates associated with binding for both the reduced and oxidized species. Taken together these data give direct insight into the binding of small molecules to quantum-dot surfaces as a function of oxidation state, critical information for the design of quantum dots as photoredox catalysts and charge transfer mediators.

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