Alkylthiol-enabled Se powder dissolving for phosphine-free synthesis of highly emissive, large-sized and spherical Mn-doped ZnSeS nanocrystals

作者:Ke, Bao; Bai, Xianwei; Wang, Rongkai; Shen, Yayun; Cai, Chunxiao; Bai, Kun; Zeng, Ruosheng*; Zou, Bingsuo; Chen, Zhencheng*
来源:RSC Advances, 2017, 7(71): 44867-44873.
DOI:10.1039/c7ra06873e

摘要

The enhanced dissolution of Se without organo-phosphines is a key issue in the synthesis of oil-soluble selenide nanocrystals. In this article, the dissolution of Se powder was greatly promoted by addition of 1-dodecanethiol at 200-220 degrees C. This Se precursor was of high reactivity and was suitable for the preparation of Se semiconductor nanocrystals. With this greener Se precursor, approximately spherical and large-sized Mn: ZnSeS quantum dots (QDs) could be prepared after multiple injections of the Zn precursor, and the size of Mn: ZnSeS can reach over 8.5 nm after the tenth injection of the Zn precursor. The preparation of this novel selenium precursor is simple and convenient, and provides a meaningful method for the synthesis and application of other selenium nanocrystals.