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Nanotechnology is a new frontier for the advancement of science and technology. Nanomaterials are playing a crucial role and that they will continue to do so is beyond doubt. They are being used in electronic, magnetic, optical and...
This dissertation studies the size- and site-dependent optical and magnetic properties of II-VI quantum dots (QDs). The first chapter provides a theoretical background used to analyze the data and the properties expected for diluted...
Nanoparticle based cellular therapies hold great promise for clinical applications and medicinal use in human patients by allowing for targeted delivery of a personalized medicine payload to specific cells and tissues in a variety of...
Microwave chemistry has long been a subject of interest in both the organic and inorganic synthesis communities. Microwave heating has the potential to become a powerful force for green synthesis in industry as it uses much less power to...
This dissertation examines the origins of free carrier density in semiconductor nanocrystals and relates these findings to the observed localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs). The first chapter introduces some of the most relevant...
The development and experimental validation of a mathematical model for nanoparticle–based surface energy transfer (SET) between gold nanoparticles and fluorescent dye labels, has enabled biophysical studies of nucleic acid structure and...
This dissertation describes the methodology for using microwave chemistry to control the reaction kinetics and/or thermodynamics of semiconductor nanocrystalline materials. The introduction provides a background of synthetic methods for...
In this dissertation, microwave chemistry is employed to synthesize a variety of different crystalline nanoparticles (NPs). This introduction will describe the structures, properties and applications of the NPs studied within the...
The use of targeted-dye-labeling to probe environs within larger microenvironments is a powerful tool to elucidate the structure and function of specific components in materials. Combining site-specific dye-labeling with optical...
Ligand passivated nanoparticles have applications in solid-state lighting, plasmonics, and catalysis. At the nanoscale, the properties of these materials can be manipulated by reaction kinetics, allowing for systematic control to achieve...
This dissertation outlines how the optical properties of InP quantum dots were improved by microwave synthetic techniques, how CdSSe alloy quantum dots were determined from a single source precursor, and how specific regions of CdSe...
The field of plasmonics as a whole is gathering widespread interest due to their wide range of applications and new technology advancements because of their enhancement of light-matter interactions. Although scientists have largely used...
Optical technology in biophysics has seen significant growth with development of high resolution techniques, like single-molecule FRET, to investigate biological structures under native conditions. Additionally, with the rise in gold...
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