Continuous synthesis of CuInS2 quantum dots

Akdas T, Haderlein M, Walter J, Apeleo Zubiri B, Spiecker E, Peukert W (2017)


Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2017

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Publisher: ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY

Book Volume: 7

Pages Range: 10057-10063

Journal Issue: 17

DOI: 10.1039/c6ra27052b

Abstract

In colloidal semiconductor nanocrystal synthesis, many activities have been focused on the control over the mean particle size of the product. However, for device applications additional requirements apply, e.g. the necessity for a narrow particle size distribution (PSD). In the present work, we investigate the impact of reactor characteristics on the synthesis of CuInS2 quantum dots (QDs). Therefore, the synthesis is carried out in three different reactors, namely in a fully scalable and continuous tubular reactor, in a commercial microreactor and in a batch three-neck round-bottom flask. All reaction products from the three reactor types have the same crystal structure and inorganic composition. Slight differences in optical properties are mainly ascribed to differences in the PSD, which is confirmed by sedimentation velocity experiments. Furthermore, the necessity for using different post-processing routines coupled with our findings by analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC) hint at changes in the organic matrix surrounding the CuInS2 QDs. Our study demonstrates the massive impact of heat transfer on the synthesis and the final PSD of CuInS2 QDs synthesized via heating-up and allows us to draw conclusions on their formation.

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APA:

Akdas, T., Haderlein, M., Walter, J., Apeleo Zubiri, B., Spiecker, E., & Peukert, W. (2017). Continuous synthesis of CuInS2 quantum dots. RSC Advances, 7(17), 10057-10063. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ra27052b

MLA:

Akdas, Tugce, et al. "Continuous synthesis of CuInS2 quantum dots." RSC Advances 7.17 (2017): 10057-10063.

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