title: Improved precursor chemistry for the synthesis of III-V quantum dots.
abstract: The synthesis of III-V quantum dots has been long known to be more challenging than the synthesis of other types of inorganic quantum dots. This is attributed to highly reactive group-V precursors. We synthesized molecules that are suitable for use as group-V precursors and characterized their reactivity using multiple complementary techniques. We show that the size distribution of indium arsenide quantum dots indeed improves with decreased precursor reactivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.
authors.forename: Daniel K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Moungi G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Bawendi
mesh_terms: D001152:Arsenicals / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D007204:Indium / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D045663:Quantum Dots
chemical_list: D001152:Arsenicals; D007204:Indium; C076773:indium arsenide