Skip to content
DraconiticResearch
Search Sources API
190,839 studies31 sourcesUpdated 19 min ago
Peer-reviewedCC BYChemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society

High-Quality Semiconductor Nanocrystals through Eutectic Processing

  • Divesh Nazar1,2
  • Bhanuka Thennakoon2
  • Siddhartha Kalpa Samadhi Thennakoon1,2
  • Amelia Waters1,2
  • Kosgoda Somarathne1,2
  • Keston Walleman2
  • Ryan Liebowitz2
  • Renown Shrestha2
  • Lydia Boeding2
  • Pavel Anzenbacher1,3
  • Mikhail Zamkov1,2
  1. 1The Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, United States.
  2. 2Department of Physics, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, United States.
  3. 3Department of Chemistry, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, United States.
Read full textPDFDOICite

Abstract

The use of eutectic reactions in colloidal semiconductor nanocrystal (NC) synthesis has recently opened a route to materials with exceptional structural and optical quality. Unlike conventional hot-injection and ripening methods, eutectic-like NC-halide mixtures can promote thermodynamically driven shape evolution through transient, halide-induced recrystallization of semiconductor nanoparticles. This mechanism has proven remarkably versatile, producing a broad range of metal chalcogenide NCs, including alloys and core/shell heterostructures with reduced defect densities and improved photostability. Despite these advances, the chemical pathways governing eutectic-like reconstruction in NCs remain poorly understood, leaving the field in an early stage of development. This Perspective examines the evolving picture of NC growth through halide-induced reconstruction, highlights representative examples of shape and line width control, and discusses the emerging theoretical insights into the underlying mechanisms. We further review evolving applications of eutectic processing in NC light-emitting devices, optical gain media, photovoltaics, and scintillators. Finally, we discuss future opportunities for the field, including broader adoption of eutectic conditions as a general synthetic strategy for colloidal nanomaterials, its extension to challenging compositions such as III-V semiconductors, and eutectic processing of NC films to create epitaxially connected nanoparticle assemblies.

Related

  1. Properties of Cellulose Nanocrystals Extracted Using Deep Eutectic Solvents
    Anastasia Tzeiranidi, Evangelia Vasilaki, Benoit Loppinet +2
    ACS OmegaPeer-reviewedCC BY-NC-ND 4.0Full textMaterials & polymersCrossref
  2. Multifunctional CdS Semiconductor Nanocrystals: Enhanced Photocatalytic and Supercapacitor Performance with DFT Insights
    Sidhaling B. Bhairunagi, Ketankumar A. Ganure, Neha Kondal +5
    NanomaterialsPeer-reviewedCC BY 4.0Materials & polymersCrossref
  3. Benchmarking Machine-Learning Interatomic Potentials for Dynamical Stability in Inorganic Semiconductor Nanocrystals: A CdSe Case Study
    M. Usman, M. Suleymanova, Z. U. Abideen +2
    arXivPreprintarXiv licenceFull textPhysical chemistryCondensed matterarXiv
  4. Stabilizing in-transition phases of superlattices through shape control of silver nanocrystals
    Yasutaka Nagaoka, Timothy C. Moore, Arseniy Epishin +14
    SciencePeer-reviewedCC BY5 citedMaterials & polymersOpenAlex
  5. An Innovative Natural Eutectic Solvents-Based Emulsion Examined through the Lens of the Safe and Sustainable by Design Framework
    Laura Divoux, Mário Diniz, Ecaterina Gore +9
    ACS Sustainable Chemistry & EngineeringPeer-reviewedCC BY 4.0Full text1 citedCatalysisHAL

Cite

BibTeXRIS
BibTeX
@article{nazar2026highquality,
  title = {{High-Quality Semiconductor Nanocrystals through Eutectic Processing}},
  author = {Divesh Nazar and Bhanuka Thennakoon and Siddhartha Kalpa Samadhi Thennakoon and Amelia Waters and Kosgoda Somarathne and Keston Walleman and Ryan Liebowitz and Renown Shrestha and Lydia Boeding and Pavel Anzenbacher and Mikhail Zamkov},
  journal = {Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1021/acs.chemmater.6c02191},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13718536},
  note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - High-Quality Semiconductor Nanocrystals through Eutectic Processing
AU  - Divesh Nazar
AU  - Bhanuka Thennakoon
AU  - Siddhartha Kalpa Samadhi Thennakoon
AU  - Amelia Waters
AU  - Kosgoda Somarathne
AU  - Keston Walleman
AU  - Ryan Liebowitz
AU  - Renown Shrestha
AU  - Lydia Boeding
AU  - Pavel Anzenbacher
AU  - Mikhail Zamkov
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/06
JO  - Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society
DO  - 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6c02191
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13718536
AB  - The use of eutectic reactions in colloidal semiconductor nanocrystal (NC) synthesis has recently opened a route to materials with exceptional structural and optical quality. Unlike conventional hot-injection and ripening methods, eutectic-like NC-halide mixtures can promote thermodynamically driven shape evolution through transient, halide-induced recrystallization of semiconductor nanoparticles. This mechanism has proven remarkably versatile, producing a broad range of metal chalcogenide NCs, including alloys and core/shell heterostructures with reduced defect densities and improved photostability. Despite these advances, the chemical pathways governing eutectic-like reconstruction in NCs remain poorly understood, leaving the field in an early stage of development. This Perspective examines the evolving picture of NC growth through halide-induced reconstruction, highlights representative examples of shape and line width control, and discusses the emerging theoretical insights into the underlying mechanisms. We further review evolving applications of eutectic processing in NC light-emitting devices, optical gain media, photovoltaics, and scintillators. Finally, we discuss future opportunities for the field, including broader adoption of eutectic conditions as a general synthetic strategy for colloidal nanomaterials, its extension to challenging compositions such as III-V semiconductors, and eutectic processing of NC films to create epitaxially connected nanoparticle assemblies.
SN  - 0897-4756
SN  - 1520-5002
ER  -