cadmium oxide (99.99%),
oleic acid (technical grade, 90%), and
n-hexadecane (99%) were purchased from Sigma Aldrich and used as received.
Indium acetate (99.99%),
diethyl zinc (≥52 wt % Zn basis),
cadmium acetate (99.995%),
cadmium acetylacetonate (≥99.9%),
lead oxide (>99.9%),
oleic acid (≥99%),
anhydrous hexanes (>99%),
anhydrous methyl acetate (99.5%), and
toluene-d8 (99.6%) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich and stored in an argon glovebox.
Anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (≥99.9%, Sigma-Aldrich) was distilled from a solvent still immediately prior to being stored in an argon glovebox.
Indium (99.9999%), zinc (99.9999%),
cadmium (99.999%),
Indium phosphide (99.9999%), zinc sulfide (99.995%), and
cadmium sulfide (99.999%) were purchased from Alfa Aesar and used as received. Lead sulfide (99.995%) and hydrochloric acid (37%, ACS Reagent) were purchased from Fisher Scientific and used as received. Argon (99.999%), and hydrogen (5% in argon) were purchased from Airgas and used as received.
Zinc acetate (99.98%, Alfa Aesar),
tris(trimethylsilyl)phosphine (98%, Strem Chemicals), bis(trimethylsilyl)sulfide (98%, Beantown Chemical), bis(trimethylsilyl)amine (98%, Acros Organics), and anhydrous acetone (99.5%, Fisher Scientific) were stored in an argon glovebox and used as received.
Calvin J.J., Brewer A.S., Crook M.F., Kaufman T.M, & Alivisatos A.P. (2024). Observation of negative surface and interface energies of quantum dots. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 121(18).