Patent ID: 9334440
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: B82B,B82Y,C09K,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A process of synthesizing nanocrystals, the process comprising: contacting a first precursor, a ligand compound, and a second precursor in a solvent having a boiling point of less than or equal to about 150° C. and a polarity index of less than or equal to 5; and performing a thermal decomposition reaction of the first precursor and the second precursor at a higher pressure than atmospheric pressure and at a higher temperature than a boiling point of the solvent, wherein the first precursor is a metal-containing precursor, wherein the second precursor is selected from a Group V and a Group VI precursor, and wherein the Group V or Group VI precursor is selected from hexanethiol, octanethiol, decanethiol, dodecanethiol, hexadecanethiol, mercaptopropylsilane, sulfur-trioctylphosphine, sulfur-tributylphosphine sulfur-triphenylphosphine, sulfur-trioctylamine, trimethylsilylsulfur, ammonium sulfide, sodium sulfide, selenium-trioctylphosphine, selenium-tributylphosphine, selenium-triphenylphosphine, tellurium-tributylphosphine, tellurium-triphenylphosphine, tristrimethylsilylphosphine, triethylphosphine, tributylphosphine, trioctylphosphine, triphenylphosphine, tricyclohexylphosphine, arsenic oxide, arsenic chloride, arsenic sulfate, arsenic bromide, arsenic iodide, nitrous oxide, nitric acid, ammonium nitrate, and a combination thereof.