Optical Coupling Between Chiral Biomolecules and Semiconductor Nanoparticles: Size‐Dependent Circular Dichroism Absorption

Abstract

Sizing up QDs: CdTe or CdSe quantum dots (QDs) stabilized by chiral biomolecules show size-dependent circular dichroism (CD) characteristics in the visible light region. Theoretical calculations reveal that the origin of this CD is the combination of the weak optical activity of the biomolecules and the large enhancement effects from the strong absorption of QDs. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.