Effect of Tertiary and Secondary Phosphines on Low‐Temperature Formation of Quantum Dots

Getting to the TOP of things: The coordination of tri-n-octylphosphine (TOP) instead of diphenylphosphine (DPP) to cadmium oleate (Cd(OA)2) reveals how tertiary and secondary phosphines enhance the yield and reproducibility of the synthesis of nanocrystals by shifting the equilibrium of the reaction to the right (see picture). High Cd-to-Se and Se-to-TOP feed molar ratios facilitate the formation of SeDPP by way of Se exchange from TOP to DPP. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.