Germanium (Ge) colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) were synthesized by thermal decomposition of GeI using capping ligand mixtures of oleylamine (OAm), octadecene (ODE), and trioctylphosphine (TOP). Average diameters could be tuned across a wide range, from 3 to 18 nm, by adjusting reactant concentrations, heating rates, and reaction temperatures. OAm promotes decomposition of GeI to Ge and serves as a weakly bound capping ligand. ODE displaces OAm during the reaction to terminate particle growth and prevent surface oxidation. TOP is necessary for obtaining nanocrystals larger than 11 nm. The Ge CQDs have relatively narrow size distributions and exhibit size-dependent, band-edge photoluminescence (PL), with peak energies from 0.8 to 1.34 eV, across a wide spectral range in the infrared (IR).
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