Colloidal Synthesis of CsX Nanocrystals (X = Cl, Br, I)
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Peter J. Shaw 1,†
, Michaela Meyns 2,†, Yong Zuo 2, Albert Grau-Carbonell 3, Pavlos G. Lagoudakis 4,5, Martin D. B. Charlton 1, Sara Martí-Sánchez 3, Jordi Arbiol 3,6, Andreu Cabot 2,6,* and Antonios G. Kanaras 4,*
Peter J. Shaw 1,†, Michaela Meyns 2,†, Yong Zuo 2, Albert Grau-Carbonell 3, Pavlos G. Lagoudakis 4,5, Martin D. B. Charlton 1, Sara Martí-Sánchez 3, Jordi Arbiol 3,6, Andreu Cabot 2,6,* and Antonios G. Kanaras 4,*
1
School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
2
Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
3
Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
4
Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Physical Sciences and Engineering, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
5
Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology Novaya St., 100, Skolkovo 143025, Russian Federation
6
ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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These authors contributed equally to this work.
Nanomaterials 2018, 8(7), 506; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8070506
Received: 15 June 2018 / Revised: 4 July 2018 / Accepted: 5 July 2018 / Published: 7 July 2018
A facile colloidal synthesis of highly ionic cesium halide nanocrystals is reported. Colloidal nanocrystals of CsI, CsCl and CsBr with unprecedentedly small dimensions are obtained using oleylammonium halides and cesium oleate as precursors. The ease and adaptability of our method enables its universalization for the formation of other highly ionic nanocrystals.
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Shaw, P.J.; Meyns, M.; Zuo, Y.; Grau-Carbonell, A.; Lagoudakis, P.G.; Charlton, M.D.B.; Martí-Sánchez, S.; Arbiol, J.; Cabot, A.; Kanaras, A.G. Colloidal Synthesis of CsX Nanocrystals (X = Cl, Br, I). Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 506.
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