Methods of forming colloidal nanocrystal-based thin film devices

Title: Methods of forming colloidal nanocrystal-based thin film devices

Methods of forming colloidal nanocrystal (NC)-based thin film devicesare disclosed. The methods include the steps of depositing a dispersion of NCs on a substrate to form a NC thin-film, wherein at least a portion of the NCs is capped with chalcogenocyanate (xCN)-based ligands; and doping the NC thin-film with a metal.

Inventors:: Kagan, Cherie R.; Fafarman, Aaron T.; Choi, Ji-Hyuk; Koh, Weon-Kyu; Kim, David K.; Oh, Soong Ju; Lai, Yuming; Hong, Sung-Hoon; Saudari, Sangameshwar Rao; Murray, Christopher B.

Issue Date:: 2018-10-09

OSTI Identifier:: 1485278

Assignee:: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) CHO

Patent Number(s):: 10,096,734

Application Number:: 15/150,824

Contract Number:: SC0002158

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2016 May 10

Research Org:: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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