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Title: Chemical modification of nanocrystal surfaces

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1084237

A method is disclosed. The method includes obtaining a precursor nanoparticle comprising a base material and a first ligand attached to the base material, and reacting the precursor nanoparticle with a reactant comprising a silicon bond, thereby removing the first ligand.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Number(s):
8,435,635
Application Number:
13/056,592
OSTI ID:
1084237
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (3)

Silane Ligand Exchange to Make Hydrophobic Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles Water-Dispersible journal April 2007
Water-soluble fluorescent nanocrystals patent September 2002
Nanocrystal Sol-Gel Nanocomposites patent-application May 2007

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