Recently, Prof. Du Zuliang’s group has published an article entitled as “Quantum Dot Modified One-Dimensional C₆₀ Nanorod in Situ Preparation and Photoinduced Charge Transfer” in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

Article link: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b06120

In this paper, the C₆₀ rods adsorbed by CdSe/CdS/ZnS quantum dots QDs on the surface are grown by liquid-liquid interface method, and the interaction between the QDs and C₆₀ is discussed. Fluorescence (PL) quenching, PL lifetime reduction, photovoltaic enhancement and photocurrent generation were observed for the composite system. The photoinduced electron tunneling process of CdSe/CdS/ZnS QDs and C₆₀ rods in the composite system was studied. The physical mechanism of tunneling was also discussed.