title: Ternary synthesis of colloidal Zn3P2 quantum dots.
abstract: The synthesis and characterization of crystalline colloidal zinc phosphide quantum dots with observable excitonic transitions ranging between 424-535 nm (2.3-2.9 eV) are reported. A ternary combination of ZnEt2, Zn(O2CR)2, and P(SiMe3)3, forms a pentanuclear zinc cluster on mixing followed by conversion to (Et2Zn)P(ZnO2CR)2(SiMe3) in a rate-determining step prior to quantum dot formation.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Department of Chemistry, Box 351700, Bagley Hall, Seattle, WA 98195-1700, USA. cossairt@chem.washington.edu.
authors.forename: Benjamin A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Glassy
authors.forename: Brandi M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Cossairt