Controlling the optical and structural properties of ZnS–AgInS₂ nanocrystals by using a photo-induced process

• Takashi Yatsui,
• Fumihiro Morigaki and
• Tadashi Kawazoe

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1767–1773, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.187

• Takashi Yatsui Fumihiro Morigaki Tadashi Kawazoe School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan 10.3762/bjnano.5.187 Abstract ZnS–AgInS2 (ZAIS) solid-solution nanocrystals are promising materials for nanophotonic devices in the visible region because of their low

• –AgInS2 (ZAIS); Introduction Continued innovation in optical technology is essential for the advancement of information-processing systems. In particular, it is important to reduce both the size and energy consumption of photonic devices to ensure successful integration [1]. To reduce the size of

• during synthesis. Detailed analysis of transmission electron microscope images confirmed that the photo-induced synthesis yielded a high crystallinity of the ZAIS nanocrystals with small variations in size and content. Keywords: low toxicity; self-assembly; visible-light-emitting nanocrystals; ZnS