Colloidal nanocrystal synthesis and the organic–inorganic interface

Yadong Yin and A. Paul Alivisatos ()
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Yadong Yin: University of California, Berkeley, and the Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
A. Paul Alivisatos: University of California, Berkeley, and the Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Nature, 2005, vol. 437, issue 7059, 664-670

Abstract: Abstract Colloidal nanocrystals are solution-grown, nanometre-sized, inorganic particles that are stabilized by a layer of surfactants attached to their surface. The inorganic cores possess useful properties that are controlled by their composition, size and shape, and the surfactant coating ensures that these structures are easy to fabricate and process further into more complex structures. This combination of features makes colloidal nanocrystals attractive and promising building blocks for advanced materials and devices. Chemists are achieving ever more exquisite control over the composition, size, shape, crystal structure and surface properties of nanocrystals, thus setting the stage for fully exploiting the potential of these remarkable materials.

Date: 2005
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