Colloidal Synthesis of 1D/2D Nanomaterials

Scaling down the material dimension has been one of the most important aspects of modern science and technology for developing devices with superior performance. To overcome the existing problems in nanoscale materials, there has been a paradigm shift in the research field toward low-dimensional materials.

During the past decades, colloidal synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystal has been demonstrated as a powerful synthetic approach for modulating the structural and physical properties. The solution-based colloidal synthesis, which reassembles the decomposed monomers in an organic medium, is known for its precise controllability of nucleation and growth kinetics of nanocrystals by utilizing various surfactants and capping ligands.

We present an advanced low-dimensional materials synthesis by the colloidal synthetic system that enables dimension control as quantum dots (0D), nanowires (1D), and nanoplates (2D). This research field is expected to expand the understanding of the crystallization mechanism of colloidal nanomaterial and to draw forth the potential characteristics for targeted applications.

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