Abstract
A solution-phase synthesis of monodisperse SnTe nanocrystals via the reaction of bis[bis(trimethylsilyl)amino]tin(II) with trioctylphosphine telluride in oleylamine is demonstrated. The obtained SnTe nanocrystals are single-crystalline particles with a cubic rock-salt crystal structure. The size of the SnTe nanocrystals can be precisely tuned in the range of 4.5-15 nm by tailoring the reaction temperature and stabilizer concentration. These SnTe nanocrystals exhibit size-tunable band gap energies of 0.38-0.8 eV. The narrow size-distributions allow assembling SnTe nanocrystals into 3-dimensional superlattices.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 11354-11355 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 129 |
Issue number | 37 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 19 Sep 2007 |