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    Ag2 Se quantum dots (QDs) as an effective biological probe in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II, 1000-1700 nm) have been widely applied in bioimaging with high tissue penetration depth and high spatiotemporal resolution. However, the ions deficiency and crystal defects caused by the high Ag+ mobility in Ag2 Se crystals are mainly responsible for the inefficient photoluminescence (PL) of Ag2 Se QDs. Herein, a tailored route is reported to achieve controllable doping of Ag2 Se QDs in which Ag is exchanged by Pb via cation exchange (CE), which is unattainable by direct synthetic methods. The Pb-doped Ag2 Se QDs (denoted as Pb:Ag2 Se QDs) present fire-new optical features with significantly enhanced PL intensity of 4.2 folds. Photoelectron spectroscopy confirms that Pb acts as an n-type dopant for Ag2 Se QDs and therefore the electronic impurities provide additional carriers to fill the traps. Moreover, the general validity of this method is demonstrated to convert different sized Ag2 Se into Pb:Ag2 Se QDs, so that a wide range of NIR-II PL with high intensity is obtained. The bright NIR-II emission of Pb:Ag2 Se QDs is further successfully performed in lymphatic system mapping. © 2021 Wiley-VCH GmbH.

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    Mengxuan Yu, Xiaohu Yang, Yejun Zhang, Hongchao Yang, Haoying Huang, Zan Wang, Jinyi Dong, Rong Zhang, Ziqiang Sun, Chunyan Li, Qiangbin Wang. Pb-Doped Ag2 Se Quantum Dots with Enhanced Photoluminescence in the NIR-II Window. Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany). 2021 Feb;17(8):e2006111

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