Facile synthesis of wide bandgap ZrS colloidal quantum dots for solution processed solar-blind UV photodetectors.

Chem Commun (Camb)

Laboratory of Thin Film Optics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China.

Published: November 2023

We present a facile one-pot method for the successful synthesis of heavy metal-free ZrS colloidal quantum dots (QDs) with a wide bandgap. To achieve this, we employed 1-dodecanethiol (DT) as a sulfur precursor, enabling the controlled release of HS during the reaction at temperatures exceeding 195 °C. This approach facilitated the synthesis of small-sized ZrS QDs with precise control.

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