Nanocrystals synthesis

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The properties of metal and semiconductor nanocrystals are briefly reviewed. The organization of metal and semiconductor nanocrystals into mesostructures is an important aspect of nanoscience. New methods of nanocrystal synthesis and functionalization relevant to mesoscopic assembly are described, with emphasis on procedures that deal with monodispersed nanocrystals. Programmed assemblies of nanocrystals in one, two and three dimensions are discussed together with attempts to measure the properties of such lattices. Future directions and potential applications of ordered assemblies are indicated. 

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We begin our discussion of nanocrystals in this chapter with the most challenging problem faced in the field the preparation and characterization of nanocrystals. These systems present challenging problems for inorganic and analytical chemists alike, and the success of any nanocrystal synthesis plays a major role in the further quantitative study of nanocrystal properties. Next, we will address the imique size-dependent optical properties of both metal and semiconductor nanoeiystals. Indeed, it is the striking size-dependent colours of nanocrystals that first attracted... 

There are many ingenious and sueeessful routes now developed for nanociystalline synthesis some rely on gas phase reactions followed by produet dispersal into solvents [7, 9, 13, 14 and 15]. Others are adaptations of classic colloidal syntheses [16,17,18 and 19]. Electrochemical and related template methods can also be used to form nanostructures, especially those with anisotropic shapes [20, 21,22 and 21]. Rather than outline all of the available methods, this section will focus on two different techniques of nanocrystal synthesis which together demonstrate the general strategies. 

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