US 12,435,272 B2
Methods of forming nanocrystals and related crystals and optoelectronic devices
Patrick Y. Yee, Washington, DC (US); Sarah F. Brittman, Washington, DC (US); Paul D. Cunningham, Baltimore, MD (US); Janice E. Boercker, Fairfax, VA (US); Katherine D. Burgess, Fairfax, VA (US); Rhonda M. Stroud, Scottsdale, AZ (US); and Steven C. Erwin, Alexandria, VA (US)
Assigned to The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on May 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/312,035.
Application 18/312,035 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/238,265, filed on Apr. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,732,186.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/338,914, filed on May 6, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/014,801, filed on Apr. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0332044 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. C09K 11/66 (2006.01); B82Y 20/00 (2011.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); C09K 11/02 (2006.01); H10K 50/115 (2023.01)
CPC C09K 11/661 (2013.01) [C09K 11/02 (2013.01); H10K 50/115 (2023.02); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); C01P 2004/64 (2013.01); C01P 2004/84 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of fabricating nanocrystals, the method comprising:
providing copper sulfide core nanocrystals;
providing a lead precursor; and
reacting the copper sulfide core nanocrystals with the lead precursor to generate copper doped lead sulfide nanocrystals.