US 11,753,587 B2
Method for synthesis of blue-emitting ZnSe1-xTEx alloy nanocrystals
Christian Ippen, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Jonathan Truskier, Oakland, CA (US); and Jesse Manders, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to NANOSYS, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US)
Filed by NANOSYS, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US)
Filed on May 24, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/422,242.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/677,853, filed on May 30, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2019/0390109 A1, Dec. 26, 2019
Int. Cl. C09K 11/88 (2006.01); C01B 19/00 (2006.01); C09K 11/02 (2006.01); B82Y 20/00 (2011.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); B82Y 35/00 (2011.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01)
CPC C09K 11/883 (2013.01) [C01B 19/007 (2013.01); C09K 11/02 (2013.01); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); B82Y 35/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); C01P 2002/60 (2013.01); C01P 2002/84 (2013.01); C01P 2006/60 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of producing a ZnSe1-xTex nanocrystal comprising:
(a) admixing a selenium source and at least one ligand to produce a reaction mixture; and
(b) contacting the reaction mixture obtained in (a) with a zinc source and a solution comprising a tellurium source, a reducing agent, and a zinc carboxylate;
to provide a ZnSe1-xTex nanocrystal.