Quantum Dots in Electrochemiluminescence; Advances and Applications

Quantum Dots (QDs), are known as nanocrystalline semiconductors, that have remarkable fluorescence emission properties. Quantum dots were discovered by the Russian Physicist Alexey I. Ekimov in 1981 and opened a new era in nanoscience and nanotechnology[1-3]. Diameter of QDs typically ranges from 2 to 10 nm and the unique size and properties of quantum dots make them very appealing for a variety of applications and new technologies.In this paper the advances of quantum dots related to analytical and bioanalytical applications of electrochemiluminescence were presented [4]. Also, in this presentation some examples dealing with the use of quantum dots to improve the analytical and bioanalytical capabilities of electrochemiluminescence were discussed [5].