ISOTACHOPHORETIC MEASUREMENTS OF LUMINESCENT SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS

Abstract

Luminescent semiconductor nanocrystals of CdTe and CdSe were derivatised by mercaptocarboxylic acids. A direct synthesis in the solution of the ligand and a post-synthesis ligand exchange method was used. The two methods were compared and evaluated by isotachophoresis. The electrophoretic mobility as well as the colloidal stability and the coverage with the ligand, were determined. An alternative method for the concentration estimation of nanocrystals by means of isotachophoresis was introduced.