Colloidal nanocrystal synthesis and the organic-inorganicinterface
Colloidal nanocrystals are nanometer-sized, solution-grown inorganic particles stabilized by a layer of surfactants attached to their surface. The inorganic cores exhibit useful properties controlled by composition as well as size and shape, while the surfactant coating ensures that these structures are easy to fabricate and process. It is this combination of features that makes colloidal nanocrystals attractive and promising building blocks for advanced materials and devices. But their full potential can only be exploited if we achieve exquisite control over their composition, size, shape, crystal structure and surface properties. Here we review what is known about nanocrystal growth and outline strategies for controlling it.
- Research Organization:
- Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley NationalLaboratory, Berkeley, CA (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Director. Office of Science. Office of Basic EnergySciences
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231
- OSTI ID:
- 860977
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL--57729; BnR: KC0203010
- Journal Information:
- Nature, Journal Name: Nature Journal Issue: 7059 Vol. 437
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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