(160a) Thermodynamically Driven Approach Toward Engineering Nanomanufacture of Single-Sized Colloidal Semiconductor Quantum Dots

This talk addresses our latest advances in the synthesis of single-sized QDs exhibiting bandgap emission with only homogeneous spectral broadening. Such QDs are also called magic-sized QDs (MSQDs). The formation mechanism will be discussed, the investigation of which brings insights for the fundamental understanding of the nucleation and growth leading to the formation of RQDs and/or MSQDs, and for rational design strategies on reproducible, large-scale production of various compositions and multiple quantized families of MSQDs aiming at various applications including solar cells, solid-state lightings, and other optoelectronic devices. The opportunity in future engineering development of non-injection-based chemical nanomanufacturing processes will be also discussed.