Light harvesting of CdSe/CdS quantum dots coated with beta-cyclodextrin based host-guest species through resonant energy transfer from the guests

Films of nano-hybrids based on red emitting CdSe/CdS QDs functionalized with perthiolated beta-cyclodextrin hosting a green emitting nitrobenzoxadiazole derivative show emission harvested by the host-guest organic system through resonant energy transfer from the organic host-guest species to the QD.