Table 2 Deconvoluted results of time-resolved emission decay profiles of CdS QDs immersed in water, PVS, or DQS aqueous solutions (Time range = 20 ns).

From: Microwave-enhanced photocatalysis on CdS quantum dots - Evidence of acceleration of photoinduced electron transfer

Impregnating fluid

Heat method

X 2

Tav (ns)

T1 (ns)

T2 (ns)

T3 (ns)

A 1 Normalized

A 2 Normalized

A 3 Normalized

H2O

Conventional heating

1.12

8.8 ± 1.3

1.8 ± 0.029

35*

0.77 ± 0.040

0.23 ± 0.040

 

Microwae

1.19

9.4 ± 0.99

1.7 ± 0.026

35*

0.75 ± 0.034

0.25 ± 0.034

PVSaq (2 mM)

Conventional heating

1.05

3.1 ± 0.60

0.61 ± 0.052

3.5 ± 0.15

35*

0.77 ± 0.061

0.17 ± 0.049

0.060 ± 0.012

 

Microwave

0.91

1.6 ± 0.087

0.44 ± 0.076

2.9 ± 0.31

35*

0.73 ± 0.025

0.25 ± 0.027

0.015 ± 0.0063

DQSaq (2 mM)

Conventional heating

1.04

4.0 ± 0.68

0.70 ± 0.050

3.7 ± 0.29

35*

0.73 ± 0.042

0.19 ± 0.038

0.085 ± 0.022

 

Microwave

1.06

1.7 ± 0.15

0.40 ± 0.021

2.7 ± 0.27

35*

0.76 ± 0.014

0.18 ± 0.017

0.054 ± 0.0084

  1. *fixed value.