In recent times, intensive analysis efforts have been devoted to the investigation of CdSe/CdS-based quantum-confined nanostructures, pushed by their distinctive properties. The morphologies of those nanostructures have been proven to straight have an effect on their properties, an space which has confirmed to be an essential area of research. Herein, we report a brand new morphology of CdSe/CdS core–shell heterostructures within the type of a ‘nanonail’ – a modified nanorod-like morphology, wherein a particular triangular head might be noticed at one finish of the construction. In-depth research of this morphology reveal a fabric with tuneable rod size and width, in addition to distinctive photoluminescent properties. Following this, we’ve demonstrated the power to induce chiroptical exercise through ligand change, revealing the essential function of the precise morphology, shell thickness and chiral ligand focus within the impact of ligand induced chirality. As well as, the mobile uptake and cytotoxicity of obtained chiral nanostructures have been evaluated on human lung-derived A549 most cancers cells, revealing a big enantioselectivity in organic exercise. Lastly, evaluation on monolayers of the fabric reveal the entire absence of FRET processes. Total, this CdSe/CdS heterostructure is one other tuneable morphology of an important nanomaterial, one which exhibits nice benefits and a variety of potential functions.
