Quantum dots are semiconducting nanomaterials that are useful in converting solar energy because of their high absorption and tunable photophysical and chemical properties. They can have various organic ligands bound to their inorganic surface, creating quantum dot-ligand systems useful for charge and energy transfers. When a quantum do is excited by external radiation, an electron inside the dot is promoted to a higher energy level and can be extracted form the quantum dot through the ligands surrounding the dot. We hypothesize that by binding the charge accepting ligand directly to the quantum dot, charge extraction from the quantum dot will be promoted. In my experiments, I am trying to determine the extent of ligand binding to the quantum dot and how this binding is affected by the identity of the binding moiety. To do this, I am synthesizing cadmium sulfiide quantum dots and attaching various ferrocene derivatives through a titration experiment. I analyze each step of the titration experiment for each quantum dot-ligand system with cyclic voltammetry (CV), an electrochemical technique that is sensitive to the diffusivity of the charge acceptor. The resulting CV curve can then be modeled with DigiElch to extract the favorability of the binding of the ligand to the quantum dot. Based on the magnitude of the equilibrium coefficients, we can determine which ligand binds most favorable to the quantum dot and compare this to the efficiency of charge extraction. This research has many applications, from solar energy to medical imaging, and the ability to extract charge outt of the quantum dot in an efficient and quick manner is one worth researching. This research is supported and overseen by Prof. Brandi Cossairt, and graduate students, Micaela Homer and Florence Dou.