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Copyright 2004 by Marcel Dekker, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Figure 4 Temporal evolution of the full width at half-maximum (FWHM) of thePL band, the PL QY, and the PL peak position for identical reactions differing onlywith respect to their initial Cd : Se precursor ratios (see top graphs). (From Ref. 18,reprinted with permission.)emitting in the orange-red. However, high-QY NQDs representing a varietyof particle sizes are possible. By controlling precursor identity, total precursorconcentrations, the identity of the solvent system, the nucleation and growthtemperatures, and the growth time, NQDs emitting with >30% efficiencyfrom f510 to 650 nm can be prepared [18]. Finally, the important influence ofthe primary amine ligands may result from their ability to pack moreefficiently on the NQD surfaces. Compared to TOPO and TOP, primaryamines are less sterically hindered and may simply allow for a higher cappingdensity [19]. However, the amine–CdSe NQD linkage is not as stable as forother more strongly bound CdSe ligands [20]. Thus, growth solutionsprepared from this procedure are highly luminescent, but washing or processinginto a new liquid or solid matrix can dramatically impact the QY.Multidentate amines may provide both the desired high PL efficiencies andthe necessary chemical stabilities [18].High-quality NQDs are no longer limited to cadmium-based II–VIcompounds. Preparations for III–V semiconductor NQDs are well developedand are discussed in Chapter 9. Exclusively band-edge ultraviolet (UV) toblue-emitting ZnSe NQDs (j = 10%) exhibiting QYs from 20% to 50% havebeen prepared <strong>by</strong> pyrolysis of diethylzinc and TOPSe at high temperatures(nucleation: 310jC; growth: 270jC). Successful reactions employed hexadecylamine(HDA)–TOP as the solvent system (elemental analysis indicatingthat bound surface ligands comprised two-thirds HDA and one-third TOP),whereas the TOPO–TOP combination did not work for this material. Indeed,the nature of the reaction product was very sensitive to the TOPO/TOP ratio.<strong>Copyright</strong> <strong>2004</strong> <strong>by</strong> <strong>Marcel</strong> <strong>Dekker</strong>, <strong>Inc</strong>. <strong>All</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Reserved</strong>.

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