Probing intermediates of the induction period prior to nucleation and growth of semiconductor quantum dots

Growth of colloidal semiconductor quantum dots involves several stages, including an enigmatic induction period preceding nucleation. Here, the authors identify two distinct intermediates in the induction period, mapping their evolution from precursors all the way to either magic-size clusters or qu...

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Main Authors: Mingyang Liu, Kun Wang, Linxi Wang, Shuo Han, Hongsong Fan, Nelson Rowell, John A. Ripmeester, Romain Renoud, Fenggang Bian, Jianrong Zeng, Kui Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15467
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Summary:Growth of colloidal semiconductor quantum dots involves several stages, including an enigmatic induction period preceding nucleation. Here, the authors identify two distinct intermediates in the induction period, mapping their evolution from precursors all the way to either magic-size clusters or quantum dots.
ISSN:2041-1723