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Bauer, Christina A.; Hamada, Terianne Y.; Kim, Hyesoo; Johnson, Mathew R.; Voegtle, Matthew J.; Emrick, Matthew S. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2018
Quantum dots (QDs) are useful for demonstrating the particle-in-a-box (PIB) model utilized in quantum chemistry, and can readily be applied to a discussion of both thermodynamics and kinetics in an undergraduate laboratory setting. Modifications of existing synthetic procedures were used to create QDs of different sizes and compositions (CdS…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, College Science, Undergraduate Study, Chemistry