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Title: A Library of Selenourea Precursors to PbSe Nanocrystals with Size Distributions near the Homogeneous Limit

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b11021· OSTI ID:1437942

Here, we report a tunable library of N,N,N'-trisubstituted selenourea precursors and their reaction with lead oleate at 60–150 °C to form carboxylate-terminated PbSe nanocrystals in quantitative yields. Single exponential conversion kinetics can be tailored over 4 orders of magnitude by adjusting the selenourea structure. The wide range of conversion reactivity allows the extent of nucleation ([nanocrystal] = 4.6–56.7 μM) and the size following complete precursor conversion (d = 1.7–6.6 nm) to be controlled. Narrow size distributions (σ = 0.5–2%) are obtained whose spectral line widths are dominated (73–83%) by the intrinsic single particle spectral broadening, as observed using spectral hole burning measurements. Here, the intrinsic broadening decreases with increasing size (fwhm = 320–65 meV, d = 1.6–4.4 nm) that derives from exciton fine structure and exciton–phonon coupling rather than broadening caused by the size distribution.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704
OSTI ID:
1437942
Report Number(s):
BNL-204649-2018-JAAM
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 139, Issue 6; ISSN 0002-7863
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 84 works
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Web of Science

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