Resonance energy transfer and electron–hole annihilation induced chemiluminescence of quantum dots for amplified immunoassay

Abstract

The chemiluminescence (CL) of CdTe quantum dots (QDs) in the presence of peroxyoxalate and hydrogen peroxide was explored and applied for sensitive immunoassay, in which the amplified CL originated from the resonance energy transfer and annihilation of hole-injected and electron-injected QDs.