| CPC H10K 30/152 (2023.02) [B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); C07C 50/04 (2013.01); C09K 11/0811 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A nanomaterial comprising:
a ZnO nanocrystal; and
a surface ligand bonded to the ZnO nanocrystal, the surface ligand having a structure of
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R1, R2, and R3 are independently selected from at least one of an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxyalkoxy group, a hydroxyl group, or a hydrogen atom;
R4 is selected from a hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of 5 to 60;
a carbon number of the alkyl group ranges from 1 to 5;
a carbon number of the alkoxy group ranges from 1 to 5; and
a carbon number of the hydroxyalkoxy group ranges from 1 to 5.
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