RT-1: Atomistic Synthesis

The mission of this Research Theme is to advance the science of synthesis, while simultaneously generating best-in-class materials for integration and application in classical (RT2) and quantum (RT3) light technologies.

Specifically, we aim to realize the chemist’s dream of predictive, mechanistically-based, atomically-precise synthesis that will permit significant advances in the science critical to generating emissive nanostructured materials. By combining novel synthetic methods with design insights provided by theory and spectroscopy, we will achieve narrow linewidths, stable structures, unity quantum yields, and chemically-controlled processing and positioning. 

Team

Brandi Cossairt (Theme Lead)

Mercouri Kanatzidis

Daniel Gamelin

Michael Toney

Jonathan Owen

Seth Marder

Christopher Murray

Guilia Galli

Dmitri Talapin

Recent RT-1 Publications

Growth of Nanocrystal Superlattices from Liquid Crystals

Growth of Nanocrystal Superlattices from Liquid Crystals

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2024, ASAP

https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c01232

Porous Magneto-Fluorescent Superparticles by Rapid Emulsion Densification

Porous Magneto-Fluorescent Superparticles by Rapid Emulsion Densification

CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 2024, ASAP

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c03209

Electrohydrodynamic Printing-Based Heterointegration of Quantum Dots on Suspended Nanophotonic Cavities

Electrohydrodynamic Printing-Based Heterointegration of Quantum Dots on Suspended Nanophotonic Cavities

ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES, 2024, 2301921

https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202301921

Unveiling Multiquantum Excitonic Correlations in Push–Pull Polymer Semiconductors

Unveiling Multiquantum Excitonic Correlations in Push–Pull Polymer Semiconductors

THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 2024, 15, 3705-3712

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00065

One-pot heat-up synthesis of short-wavelength infrared, colloidal InAs quantum dots

One-pot heat-up synthesis of short-wavelength infrared, colloidal InAs quantum dots

THE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 2024, 071103

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0187162

Exciton-carrier coupling in a metal halide perovskite nanocrystal assembly probed by two-dimensional coherent spectroscopy

Exciton-carrier coupling in a metal halide perovskite nanocrystal assembly probed by two-dimensional coherent spectroscopy

JOURNAL OF PHYSICS: MATERIALS, 2024, 7, 2, 025002

https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7639/ad229a

Dynamic Nanocrystal Superlattices with Thermally Triggerable Lubricating Ligands

Dynamic Nanocrystal Superlattices with Thermally Triggerable Lubricating Ligands

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2024, 146, 6, 3785-3795

https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c10706

Ligand Steric Profile Tunes the Reactivity of Indium Phosphide Clusters

Ligand Steric Profile Tunes the Reactivity of Indium Phosphide Clusters

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2024, 146, 5, 3102-3113

https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c10203

Synthesis of Ternary and Quaternary Group III-Arsenide Colloidal Quantum Dots via High-Temperature Cation Exchange in Molten Salts: The Importance of Molten Salt Speciation

Synthesis of Ternary and Quaternary Group III-Arsenide Colloidal Quantum Dots via High-Temperature Cation Exchange in Molten Salts: The Importance of Molten Salt Speciation

ACS NANO, 2024, 18, 1, 858-873

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c09490

Navigating the Potential Energy Surface of CdSe Magic-Sized Clusters: Synthesis and Interconversion of Atomically Precise Nanocrystal Polymorphs

Navigating the Potential Energy Surface of CdSe Magic-Sized Clusters: Synthesis and Interconversion of Atomically Precise Nanocrystal Polymorphs

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2023, 145, 50, 27480-27492

https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c08897

Crystallization of binary nanocrystal superlattices and the relevance of short-range attraction

Crystallization of binary nanocrystal superlattices and the relevance of short-range attraction

NATURE SYNTHESIS, 2024, 3, 111-122

https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-023-00407-2

Designer quantum dot molecules and beyond

Designer quantum dot molecules and beyond

NATURE MATERIALS, 2023, 22, 1167-1168

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-023-01652-8