Ligand-exchangeable nanoparticles and methods of making the same

US10544168B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC · US
• Colorado School of Mines · US
• The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate · US

Inventors

• Matthew C. Beard · Arvada, US
• Daniel McCray Kroupa · Seattle, US
• Alan Sellinger · Golden, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 15, 2017
• Grant date: Jan 28, 2020
• Expiry date: Apr 15, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C09K2211/188
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

An aspect of the present disclosure is a nanocrystal that includes a nanocrystal core and a ligand coordinated to a surface of the nanocrystal core, where the ligand includes a functionalized aromatic molecule. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the functionalized aromatic molecule may include at least one of cinnamic acid (CAH) and/or a functionalized CAH molecule.