Synthesis and Characterization of Wavelength-Tunable, Water-Soluble, and Near-Infrared-Emitting CdHgTe Nanorods

Abstract

Water-soluble alloyed CdHgTe nanorods were synthesized in aqueous media using CdTe nanorods as a template. Their emission spectra were in the near-infrared and tunable according to material compositions (red-shifted with increased Hg content).