WO2023013361A1 - 半導体ナノ粒子の製造方法、半導体ナノ粒子及び発光デバイス - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing semiconductor nanoparticles, semiconductor nanoparticles, and light-emitting devices.
- Quantum size effect is a phenomenon in which the valence band and conduction band, which are considered continuous in bulk particles, become discrete when the particle size is nano-sized, and the bandgap energy changes according to the particle size.
- quantum dots can absorb light and convert the wavelength into light corresponding to the bandgap energy
- a white light emitting device using the light emission of quantum dots has been proposed (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2012-212862). See the publication and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-177656).
- a wavelength conversion film using core-shell semiconductor quantum dots capable of emitting band edge light and having a low toxicity composition has been proposed (see, for example, International Publication No. 2014/129067).
- sulfide nanoparticles No. is being considered.
- WO 2018/159699 discloses an efficient production method by one-pot synthesis for obtaining semiconductor nanoparticles exhibiting band edge emission. There was room for further improvement.
- WO2019/160094 and WO2020/162622 disclose semiconductor nanoparticles exhibiting high band edge emission purity, there is room for further improvement in terms of efficient production methods. was there.
- An object of one aspect of the present disclosure is to provide an efficient method for producing semiconductor nanoparticles exhibiting band edge luminescence.
- a first aspect is a first mixture containing a copper (Cu) salt, a silver (Ag) salt, a salt containing at least one of indium (In) and gallium (Ga), a gallium halide, and an organic solvent.
- a copper (Cu) salt a silver (Ag) salt
- a salt containing at least one of indium (In) and gallium (Ga), a gallium halide and an organic solvent.
- a second aspect is a semiconductor nanoparticle comprising a first semiconductor comprising copper (Cu), silver (Ag), indium (In), gallium (Ga) and sulfur (S).
- a second semiconductor containing Ga and S and substantially free of Ag is disposed on the surface of the semiconductor nanoparticles.
- the semiconductor nanoparticles exhibit band-edge luminescence having an emission peak wavelength in a wavelength range of 600 nm or more and 680 nm or less when irradiated with light having a wavelength of 365 nm, and have a band-edge luminescence purity of 60% or more.
- a quantum yield is 15% or more.
- a third aspect is a light-emitting device comprising a light conversion member containing the semiconductor nanoparticles and a semiconductor light-emitting element.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of emission spectra of semiconductor nanoparticles according to Examples and Comparative Examples;
- the term "process” is not only an independent process, but even if it cannot be clearly distinguished from other processes, it is included in this term as long as the intended purpose of the process is achieved.
- the content of each component in the composition means the total amount of the plurality of substances present in the composition unless otherwise specified when there are multiple substances corresponding to each component in the composition.
- the upper and lower limits of the numerical ranges described herein can be combined by arbitrarily selecting the numerical values exemplified as the numerical ranges.
- the half width in the emission spectrum means the wavelength width (full width at half maximum; FWHM) of the emission spectrum at which the emission intensity is 50% of the maximum emission intensity in the emission spectrum of the semiconductor nanoparticles.
- a method for producing semiconductor nanoparticles comprises: a copper (Cu) salt; a silver (Ag) salt; a salt containing at least one of indium (In) and gallium (Ga); and a first heat treatment of a first mixture containing an organic solvent to obtain first semiconductor nanoparticles.
- At least one of the Cu salt, Ag salt, and salt containing at least one of In and Ga in the first mixture contains a compound having a bond between the metal constituting each salt and sulfur (S).
- the method for producing semiconductor nanoparticles may further include other steps in addition to the first step.
- the first step includes a Cu salt, an Ag salt, a salt containing at least one of In and Ga (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as "(In, Ga) salt”), a gallium halide, a first mixing step of obtaining a first mixture containing an organic solvent; and a first heat treatment step of subjecting the obtained first mixture to a first heat treatment to obtain first semiconductor nanoparticles.
- At least one of the Cu salt, Ag salt, and (In, Ga) salt in the first mixture may also serve as a sulfur (S) source, and the metal and sulfur (S) constituting each salt may include compounds having a bond of
- gallium halide during the synthesis of the first semiconductor nanoparticles makes it easier to control the particle size of the first semiconductor nanoparticles to be produced. As a result, it is believed that semiconductor nanoparticles exhibiting band-edge emission and exhibiting high band-edge emission purity can be efficiently produced by one-pot synthesis.
- a first mixture is prepared by mixing a Cu salt, an Ag salt, an (In, Ga) salt, a gallium halide, and an organic solvent.
- the mixing method in the first mixing step may be appropriately selected from commonly used mixing methods.
- the Cu salt, Ag salt and (In, Ga) salt in the first mixture may be either organic acid salts or inorganic acid salts.
- inorganic acid salts include nitrates, sulfates, hydrochlorides, sulfonates, and the like.
- organic acid salts include formates, acetates, oxalates, acetylacetonate salts, and the like.
- the Cu salt, Ag salt and (In, Ga) salt may preferably be at least one selected from the group consisting of these salts, and have high solubility in organic solvents so that the reaction proceeds more uniformly. and more preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of organic acid salts such as acetates and acetylacetonate salts.
- the first mixture may contain one of each of Cu salt, Ag salt and (In, Ga) salt, or may contain two or more thereof in combination.
- the salt containing at least one of In and Ga in the first mixture may be a salt containing at least one selected from the group consisting of In salt and Ga salt, and at least one Ga salt, The salt may further contain at least one In salt.
- at least one of the Cu salt, Ag salt, In salt and Ga salt in the first mixture is a compound having a bond between the metal constituting each salt and sulfur (S) (for example, in the case of Cu salt may contain a compound having a Cu—S bond).
- the Cu salt in the first mixture may contain a compound having a Cu—S bond.
- the Cu—S bond may be a covalent bond, an ionic bond, a coordinate bond, or the like.
- the compound having a Cu—S bond include Cu salts of sulfur-containing compounds, such as sulfur-containing organic acid salts of Cu, sulfur-containing inorganic acid salts, and sulfur-containing organometallic compounds.
- sulfur-containing compounds include thiocarbamic acid, dithiocarbamic acid, thiocarbonate, dithiocarbonate (xanthate), trithiocarbonate, thiocarboxylic acid, dithiocarboxylic acid and derivatives thereof.
- the Cu salt preferably contains at least one selected from the group consisting of xanthic acid and its derivatives because it decomposes at relatively low temperatures.
- sulfur-containing compounds include aliphatic thiocarbamic acids, aliphatic dithiocarbamic acids, aliphatic thiocarbonates, aliphatic dithiocarbonates, aliphatic trithiocarbonates, aliphatic thiocarboxylic acids, and aliphatic dithiocarboxylic acids. etc.
- Examples of aliphatic groups in these sulfur-containing compounds include alkyl groups and alkenyl groups having 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
- Aliphatic thiocarbamic acids may include dialkylthiocarbamic acids and the like, and aliphatic dithiocarbamic acids may include dialkyldithiocarbamic acids and the like.
- the alkyl group in the dialkylthiocarbamic acid and dialkyldithiocarbamic acid may have, for example, 1 or more and 12 or less carbon atoms, preferably 1 or more and 4 or less carbon atoms.
- the two alkyl groups in the dialkylthiocarbamate and dialkyldithiocarbamate may be the same or different.
- the compound having a Cu—S bond examples include copper (I) ethylxanthate (Cu(EX)) as a monovalent copper compound, and dimethyldithiocarbamic acid as a divalent copper compound. Copper (II), copper (II) diethyldithiocarbamate (Cu(DDTC) 2 ), copper (II) ethylxanthate (Cu(EX) 2 ) and the like can be mentioned.
- the first mixture may contain a single compound having a Cu—S bond, or may contain two or more compounds in combination.
- the Ag salt in the first mixture may contain a compound having an Ag—S bond from the viewpoint of suppressing the by-production of silver sulfide in the first heat treatment step described later.
- Ag--S bonds may be covalent bonds, ionic bonds, coordinate bonds, or the like.
- compounds having an Ag—S bond include Ag salts of sulfur-containing compounds, such as sulfur-containing organic acid salts of Ag, sulfur-containing inorganic acid salts, sulfur-containing organometallic compounds, and the like.
- Specific examples of sulfur-containing compounds include thiocarbamic acid, dithiocarbamic acid, thiocarbonate, dithiocarbonate (xanthate), trithiocarbonate, thiocarboxylic acid, dithiocarboxylic acid, and derivatives thereof.
- At least one selected from the group consisting of xanthic acid and derivatives thereof is preferable because it decomposes at a relatively low temperature.
- Specific examples of the sulfur-containing compound are the same as above.
- Specific examples of compounds having an Ag—S bond include silver dimethyldithiocarbamate, silver diethyldithiocarbamate (Ag(DDTC)), silver ethylxanthate (Ag(EX)), and the like.
- the first mixture may contain one type of compound having an Ag—S bond alone, or may contain two or more types in combination.
- the In salt in the first mixture may contain a compound having an In—S bond.
- the In—S bond may be a covalent bond, an ionic bond, a coordinate bond, or the like.
- Compounds having an In—S bond include, for example, In salts of sulfur-containing compounds, and may be sulfur-containing organic acid salts of In, sulfur-containing inorganic acid salts, sulfur-containing organometallic compounds, and the like.
- Specific examples of sulfur-containing compounds include thiocarbamic acid, dithiocarbamic acid, thiocarbonate, dithiocarbonate (xanthate), trithiocarbonate, thiocarboxylic acid, dithiocarboxylic acid, and derivatives thereof.
- At least one selected from the group consisting of xanthic acid and derivatives thereof is preferable because it decomposes at a relatively low temperature.
- Specific examples of the sulfur-containing compound are the same as above.
- Specific examples of compounds having an In—S bond include indium trisdimethyldithiocarbamate, indium trisdiethyldithiocarbamate (In(DDTC) 3 ), indium chlorobisdiethyldithiocarbamate, and indium ethylxanthate (In(EX) 3 ). etc. can be mentioned.
- the first mixture may contain one compound having an In—S bond alone, or may contain two or more compounds in combination.
- the Ga salt in the first mixture may contain compounds with Ga--S bonds.
- Ga--S bonds may be covalent bonds, ionic bonds, coordinate bonds, or the like.
- the compound having a Ga—S bond include Ga salts of sulfur-containing compounds, such as sulfur-containing organic acid salts of Ga, sulfur-containing inorganic acid salts, and sulfur-containing organometallic compounds.
- sulfur-containing compounds include thiocarbamic acid, dithiocarbamic acid, thiocarbonate, dithiocarbonate (xanthate), trithiocarbonate, thiocarboxylic acid, dithiocarboxylic acid, and derivatives thereof.
- At least one selected from the group consisting of xanthic acid and derivatives thereof is preferable because it decomposes at a relatively low temperature.
- Specific examples of the sulfur-containing compound are the same as above.
- Specific examples of compounds having a Ga—S bond include gallium trisdimethyldithiocarbamate, gallium trisdiethyldithiocarbamate (Ga(DDTC) 3 ), gallium chlorobisdiethyldithiocarbamate, and gallium ethylxanthate (Ga(EX) 3 ). etc. can be mentioned.
- the first mixture may contain one compound having a Ga—S bond alone, or may contain two or more compounds in combination.
- Gallium halides in the first mixture include gallium fluoride, gallium chloride, gallium bromide, and gallium iodide.
- Gallium halide may contain at least one selected from the group consisting of these. Also, the gallium halide may contain at least gallium chloride.
- Gallium halides may be used singly or in combination of two or more.
- Examples of the organic solvent in the first mixture include amines having a hydrocarbon group of 4 to 20 carbon atoms, such as alkylamines or alkenylamines having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; thiols having a hydrocarbon group of 4 to 20 carbon atoms; Examples include alkylthiols or alkenylthiols having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; phosphines having a hydrocarbon group having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, such as alkylphosphines or alkenylphosphines having 4 to 20 carbon atoms.
- the organic solvent preferably contains at least one selected from the group consisting of these. These organic solvents may, for example, eventually surface-modify the resulting first semiconductor nanoparticles.
- Two or more organic solvents may be used in combination, for example, at least one selected from thiols having a hydrocarbon group of 4 to 20 carbon atoms and an amine having a hydrocarbon group of 4 to 20 carbon atoms.
- the organic solvent contains the thiol and the amine
- the volume ratio of the thiol to the amine (thiol/amine) may be, for example, greater than 0 and 1 or less, preferably 0.007 or more, or 0.2. may be:
- the content ratio of Cu, Ag, In, Ga and S in the first mixture may be appropriately selected according to the target composition. At that time, the content ratio of Cu, Ag, In, Ga and S may not match the stoichiometric ratio.
- the ratio of the number of moles of Ga to the total number of moles of In and Ga (Ga/(In+Ga)) is 0.2 or more and 0.95 or less, 0.4 or more and 0.9 or less, or 0.6 or more and 0.9 may be:
- the ratio of the number of moles of Cu to the total number of moles of Cu, Ag, In, and Ga (Cu/(Cu+Ag+In+Ga)) may be 0.01 or more and 0.5 or less.
- the ratio of the number of moles of Cu to the total number of moles of Cu and Ag may be 0.05 or more and less than 1.0. Further, for example, the ratio of the number of moles of Ag to the total number of moles of Cu, Ag, In, and Ga (Ag/(Cu+Ag+In+Ga)) may be 0.05 or more and 0.55 or less. Further, for example, the ratio of the total number of moles of Cu and Ag to the total number of moles of Cu, Ag, In and Ga ((Cu+Ag)/(Cu+Ag+In+Ga)) may be 0.01 or more and 1.2 or less. Further, for example, the ratio of the number of moles of S to the total number of moles of Cu, Ag, In, and Ga (S/(Cu+Ag+In+Ga)) may be 0.4 or more and 1.6 or less.
- the first mixture may further contain an alkali metal salt.
- alkali metals include lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb) and cesium (Cs).
- the alkali metal preferably contains at least Li because its ionic radius is close to that of Ag.
- Alkali metal salts include organic acid salts and inorganic acid salts. Specific examples of inorganic acid salts include nitrates, sulfates, hydrochlorides, and sulfonates, and examples of organic acid salts include acetates, acetylacetonate salts, and the like. Of these alkali metal salts, organic acid salts are preferred because of their high solubility in organic solvents.
- the ratio of the number of atoms of the alkali metal (M a ) to the total number of atoms of Ag, Cu and the alkali metal (M a ) is, for example, It may be less than 1, preferably 0.8 or less, more preferably 0.4 or less, and still more preferably 0.2 or less. Also, the ratio may be, for example, greater than 0, preferably 0.05 or more, more preferably 0.1 or more.
- the ratio of the molar content of Ga contained in the gallium halide to the total molar amount of Ag and Cu contained in the Ag salt and Cu salt in the first mixture may be, for example, 0.01 or more and 1 or less, and the internal quantum yield In terms of ratio, it may be preferably 0.10 or more or 0.45 or less.
- the total molar concentration of Ag and Cu contained in the Ag salt and Cu salt in the first mixture may be, for example, 0.001 mmol / liter or more and 500 mmol / liter or less, and from the viewpoint of internal quantum yield, it is preferable may be 0.002 mmol/liter or more, or 100 mmol/liter or less, more preferably 0.005 mmol/liter or more, or 10 mmol/liter or less.
- the first mixture is subjected to the first heat treatment to obtain the first semiconductor nanoparticles.
- the temperature of the first heat treatment may be, for example, 200° C. or higher and 320° C. or lower.
- the first heat treatment step includes a temperature raising step of raising the temperature of the first mixture to a temperature in the range of 200 ° C. or higher and 320 ° C. or lower, and maintaining the heat treatment temperature in the range of 200 ° C. or higher and 320 ° C. or lower for a predetermined time. and heat treating the first mixture.
- the range of the temperature to be raised in the temperature raising step of the first heat treatment step may be 200°C or higher and 320°C or lower, preferably 230°C or higher or 290°C or lower.
- the heating rate may be adjusted so that the maximum temperature during heating does not exceed the target temperature, and may be, for example, 1° C./min or more and 50° C./min or less.
- the temperature of the heat treatment in the synthesis step of the first heat treatment step may be 200°C or higher and 320°C or lower, preferably 230°C or higher or 290°C or lower.
- the heat treatment time in the synthesis step may be, for example, 3 seconds or longer, preferably 1 minute or longer, 10 minutes or longer, 30 minutes or longer, 60 minutes or longer, or 90 minutes or longer.
- the heat treatment time may be, for example, 300 minutes or less, preferably 270 minutes or less, or 240 minutes or less.
- the heat treatment time in the synthesis step is the time when the temperature set in the above temperature range is reached (for example, when the temperature is set to 250 ° C., the time when the temperature reaches 250 ° C.) is the start time, and the temperature is lowered. be the end time.
- a dispersion containing the first semiconductor nanoparticles can be obtained by the synthesis process.
- the atmosphere of the first heat treatment step is preferably an inert gas atmosphere, particularly an argon atmosphere or a nitrogen atmosphere.
- an inert gas atmosphere By using an inert gas atmosphere, it is possible to reduce or prevent the by-production of oxides and the oxidation of the surfaces of the resulting first semiconductor nanoparticles.
- the inert gas atmosphere may have an inert gas content of, for example, 90% by volume or more, preferably 95% by volume or more, or 98% by volume or more.
- the method for producing semiconductor nanoparticles may further include a cooling step for lowering the temperature of the resulting dispersion liquid containing the first semiconductor nanoparticles, following the synthesis step described above.
- the cooling process is started when the operation for lowering the temperature is performed, and finished when the temperature is lowered to 50° C. or lower.
- the cooling step may include a period in which the cooling rate is 50°C/min or more in order to suppress the formation of silver sulfide from unreacted Ag salt. In particular, it may be 50° C./min or more at the time when the temperature drop starts after performing an operation for temperature drop.
- the atmosphere of the cooling process is preferably an inert gas atmosphere, particularly an argon atmosphere or a nitrogen atmosphere.
- an inert gas atmosphere By using an inert gas atmosphere, it is possible to reduce or prevent the by-production of oxides and the oxidation of the surfaces of the resulting first semiconductor nanoparticles.
- the method for producing semiconductor nanoparticles may further include a separation step of separating the first semiconductor nanoparticles from the dispersion liquid, and may further include a purification step as necessary.
- the separation step for example, the dispersion containing the first semiconductor nanoparticles may be subjected to centrifugation, and the supernatant containing the first semiconductor nanoparticles may be taken out.
- an appropriate organic solvent such as alcohol may be added to the supernatant obtained in the separation step, and the mixture may be centrifuged to extract the first semiconductor nanoparticles as a precipitate.
- the first semiconductor nanoparticles can also be extracted by volatilizing the organic solvent from the supernatant.
- the removed precipitate may be dried, for example, by vacuum degassing or air drying, or a combination of vacuum degassing and air drying. Natural drying may be carried out, for example, by leaving in the atmosphere at normal temperature and normal pressure. Also, the sediment taken out may be dispersed in a suitable organic solvent.
- an organic solvent such as alcohol
- the purification step by centrifugation may be performed multiple times as necessary.
- alcohols used for purification lower alcohols having 1 to 4 carbon atoms such as methanol, ethanol and n-propyl alcohol may be used.
- halogen solvents such as chloroform, dichloromethane, dichloroethane, trichloroethane, and tetrachloroethane
- hydrocarbon solvents such as toluene, cyclohexane, hexane, pentane, and octane may be used as the organic solvent.
- the organic solvent for dispersing the precipitate may be a halogen-based solvent from the viewpoint of internal quantum yield.
- the first semiconductor nanoparticles obtained above may be in the form of a dispersion liquid or may be a dried powder.
- the first semiconductor nanoparticles may exhibit band edge emission and may exhibit high band edge emission purity.
- the semiconductor nanoparticles obtained by the method for producing semiconductor nanoparticles may be the first semiconductor nanoparticles described above, or may be the second semiconductor nanoparticles obtained after the second step described later.
- the method for producing semiconductor nanoparticles may further include a second step of subjecting the second mixture containing the first semiconductor nanoparticles and the gallium halide to a second heat treatment to obtain the second semiconductor nanoparticles.
- the second step includes a second mixing step of obtaining a second mixture containing the first semiconductor nanoparticles obtained in the first step and a gallium halide, and a second heat treatment of the obtained second mixture. a second heat treatment step to obtain two semiconductor nanoparticles.
- the second mixture containing the first semiconductor nanoparticles and the gallium halide By subjecting the second mixture containing the first semiconductor nanoparticles and the gallium halide to the second heat treatment, it is possible to produce the second semiconductor nanoparticles with improved band edge emission purity and internal quantum yield. For example, this can be considered as follows.
- Ga defect for example, a Ga-deficient portion
- a semiconductor containing Ga and S for example, GaS x ; x is, for example, 0.8 or more and 1.5 or less
- the Ga portion of the gallium halide reacts with the Ga defect to fill the Ga defect and further reacts with the S atoms present in the reaction system.
- the concentrations of Ga and S in the vicinity of the Ga defect are increased, and the Ga defect is compensated for, so that the band edge emission purity and the internal quantum yield can be improved.
- the Ga atoms of the gallium halide are coordinated to the S atoms on the surface of the semiconductor containing Ga and S present on the surface of the first semiconductor nanoparticles. Furthermore, it is considered that the halogen atoms of the coordinated gallium halide react with the S component present in the reaction system. As a result, the concentrations of Ga and S in the vicinity of the surface increase, and it can be considered that the remaining surface defects are reduced, thereby improving the band edge emission purity and the internal quantum yield.
- the resulting first semiconductor nanoparticles partially contain It is believed that sulfur-containing compounds (eg, xanthate) remain. It is believed that gallium halide acts on those partially remaining sulfur-containing compounds to promote the conversion to GaSx . As a result, the concentrations of Ga and S in the vicinity of the surface increase, and it can be considered that the remaining surface defects are reduced, thereby improving the band edge emission purity and the internal quantum yield.
- sulfur-containing compounds eg, xanthate
- gallium halide acts on those partially remaining sulfur-containing compounds to promote the conversion to GaSx .
- the first semiconductor nanoparticles and the gallium halide are mixed to obtain a second mixture.
- the second mixture may further contain an organic solvent.
- the organic solvent contained in the second mixture is the same as the organic solvent exemplified in the first step above.
- the concentration of the first semiconductor nanoparticles is, for example, 5.0 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 7 mol/liter or more and 5.0 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 mol/liter or less, particularly 1.0 ⁇ 10
- the second mixture may be prepared such that the concentration is -6 mol/liter or more and 1.0 ⁇ 10 -5 mol/liter or less.
- the concentration of the first semiconductor nanoparticles is set based on the amount of substance as particles.
- Gallium halides in the second mixture include gallium fluoride, gallium chloride, gallium bromide, and gallium iodide.
- Gallium halide may contain at least one selected from the group consisting of these. Also, the gallium halide may contain at least gallium chloride.
- Gallium halides may be used singly or in combination of two or more.
- the molar ratio of the gallium halide content to the first semiconductor nanoparticles in the second mixture may be, for example, 0.01 or more and 50 or less, preferably 0.1 or more or 10 or less.
- the second mixture is subjected to the second heat treatment to obtain second semiconductor nanoparticles.
- the temperature of the second heat treatment may be, for example, 200° C. or higher and 320° C. or lower.
- the second heat treatment step includes a temperature raising step of raising the temperature of the second mixture to a temperature in the range of 200 ° C. or higher and 320 ° C. or lower, and maintaining the heat treatment temperature in the range of 200 ° C. or higher and 320 ° C. or lower for a predetermined time. 2 and a modification step of heat treating the mixture.
- the second heat treatment step may further include a preliminary heat treatment step of heat-treating the second mixture at a temperature of, for example, 60°C or higher and 100°C or lower before the temperature raising step.
- the heat treatment temperature in the preliminary heat treatment step may be preferably 70° C. or higher or 90° C. or lower.
- the heat treatment time in the preliminary heat treatment step may be, for example, 1 minute or more and 30 minutes or less, preferably 5 minutes or more and 20 minutes or less.
- the range of temperature to be raised in the temperature raising step of the second heat treatment step may be, for example, 200°C or higher and 320°C or lower, preferably 230°C or higher or 290°C or lower.
- the heating rate may be adjusted so that the maximum temperature during heating does not exceed the target temperature, and may be, for example, 1° C./min or more and 50° C./min or less.
- the temperature of the heat treatment in the modification step of the second heat treatment step may be 200°C or higher and 320°C or lower, preferably 230°C or higher or 290°C or lower.
- the heat treatment time in the modification step may be, for example, 3 seconds or longer, preferably 1 minute or longer, 10 minutes or longer, 30 minutes or longer, 60 minutes or longer, or 90 minutes or longer.
- the heat treatment time may be, for example, 300 minutes or less, preferably 180 minutes or less, or 150 minutes or less.
- the heat treatment time in the modification step is the time when the temperature set in the above temperature range is reached (for example, when the temperature is set to 250 ° C., the time when the temperature reaches 250 ° C.) is the start time, and the temperature is lowered. be the end time.
- a dispersion containing the second semiconductor nanoparticles can be obtained by the modification step.
- the atmosphere of the second heat treatment step is preferably an inert gas atmosphere, particularly an argon atmosphere or a nitrogen atmosphere.
- an inert gas atmosphere By using an inert gas atmosphere, it is possible to reduce or prevent the by-production of oxides and the oxidation of the surfaces of the resulting second semiconductor nanoparticles.
- the method for producing semiconductor nanoparticles may further include a cooling step for lowering the temperature of the resulting dispersion containing the second semiconductor nanoparticles, following the modification step described above.
- the cooling process is started when the operation for lowering the temperature is performed, and finished when the temperature is lowered to 50° C. or less.
- the cooling step may include a period during which the temperature drop rate is 50°C/min or more. In particular, it may be 50° C./min or more at the time when the temperature drop starts after performing an operation for temperature drop.
- the atmosphere of the cooling process is preferably an inert gas atmosphere, particularly an argon atmosphere or a nitrogen atmosphere.
- an inert gas atmosphere By using an inert gas atmosphere, it is possible to reduce or prevent the by-production of oxides and the oxidation of the surfaces of the resulting second semiconductor nanoparticles.
- the method for producing semiconductor nanoparticles may further include a separation step of separating the second semiconductor nanoparticles from the dispersion liquid, and may further include a purification step as necessary. Since the separation step and the purification step are as described above in relation to the first semiconductor nanoparticles, detailed description thereof will be omitted here.
- the method for producing semiconductor nanoparticles may further include a surface modification step.
- the surface-modifying step may include contacting the resulting second semiconductor nanoparticles with a surface-modifying agent.
- the second semiconductor nanoparticles may be brought into contact with the surface modifier by mixing the second semiconductor nanoparticles and the surface modifier.
- the amount ratio of the surface modifier to the second semiconductor nanoparticles in the surface modification step may be, for example, 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 8 mol or more per 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 8 mol of the second semiconductor nanoparticles, preferably 2 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 8 mol or more, or 5 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 8 mol or less.
- the contact temperature may be, for example, 0° C. or higher and 300° C. or lower, preferably 10° C. or higher or 300° C. or lower.
- the duration of contact may be, for example, 10 seconds or more and 10 days or less, preferably 1 minute or more or 1 day or less.
- the atmosphere for contact may be an inert gas atmosphere, particularly preferably an argon atmosphere or a nitrogen atmosphere.
- surface modifiers used in the surface modification step include aminoalcohols having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, ionic surface modifiers, nonionic surface modifiers, and nitrogen-containing hydrocarbon groups having 4 to 20 carbon atoms.
- compound, a sulfur-containing compound having a hydrocarbon group having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, an oxygen-containing compound having a hydrocarbon group having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, a phosphorus-containing compound having a hydrocarbon group having 4 to 20 carbon atoms examples include halides containing at least one selected from the group consisting of Group 2 elements, Group 12 elements and Group 13 elements.
- the surface modifiers may be used singly or in combination of two or more different ones.
- the aminoalcohol used as the surface modifier may be any compound that has an amino group and an alcoholic hydroxyl group and contains a hydrocarbon group having 2 or more and 20 or less carbon atoms.
- the carbon number of the aminoalcohol is preferably 10 or less, more preferably 6 or less.
- the hydrocarbon groups that make up the aminoalcohol may be derived from hydrocarbons such as linear, branched or cyclic alkanes, alkenes, alkynes. Derived from a hydrocarbon means composed of a hydrocarbon with at least two hydrogen atoms removed.
- Specific examples of aminoalcohols include aminoethanol, aminopropanol, aminobutanol, aminopentanol, aminohexanol, aminooctanol and the like.
- the amino group of aminoalcohol is bound to the surface of the semiconductor nanoparticle, and the hydroxyl group is exposed on the outermost surface of the particle on the opposite side, the polarity of the semiconductor nanoparticle changes, and the alcoholic solvent (e.g., methanol, ethanol, etc.) , propanol, butanol, etc.).
- the alcoholic solvent e.g., methanol, ethanol, etc.
- ionic surface modifiers used as surface modifiers include nitrogen-containing compounds, sulfur-containing compounds, and oxygen-containing compounds that have an ionic functional group in the molecule.
- the ionic functional group may be either cationic or anionic.
- the ionic surface modifier preferably has at least a cationic group. Specific examples of ionic surface modifiers and surface modification methods are described, for example, in Chemistry Letters, Vol. 45, pp898-900, 2016 can be referred to.
- the ionic surface modifier may be, for example, a sulfur-containing compound having a tertiary or quaternary alkylamino group.
- the number of carbon atoms in the alkyl group of the alkylamino group may be, for example, 1 or more and 4 or less.
- the sulfur-containing compound may be an alkyl or alkenylthiol having 2 to 20 carbon atoms.
- Specific examples of the ionic surface modifier include dimethylaminoethanethiol hydrogen halide, trimethylammonium ethanethiol halide, dimethylaminobutanethiol hydrogen halide, and trimethylammonium butanethiol halide. .
- nonionic surface modifiers used as surface modifiers include nitrogen-containing compounds, sulfur-containing compounds and oxygen-containing compounds having nonionic functional groups containing alkylene glycol units, alkylene glycol monoalkyl ether units, and the like. .
- the number of carbon atoms in the alkylene group in the alkylene glycol unit may be, for example, 2 or more and 8 or less, preferably 2 or more or 4 or less.
- the number of repeating alkylene glycol units may be, for example, 1 or more and 20 or less, preferably 2 or more or 10 or less.
- the nitrogen-containing compound constituting the nonionic surface modifier may have an amino group
- the sulfur-containing compound may have a thiol group
- the oxygen-containing compound may have a hydroxyl group.
- Specific examples of nonionic surface modifiers include methoxytriethyleneoxyethanethiol and methoxyhexaethyleneoxyethanethiol.
- Nitrogen-containing compounds having a hydrocarbon group with 4 or more and 20 or less carbon atoms include amines and amides. Thiols etc. are mentioned as a sulfur-containing compound which has a C4-C20 hydrocarbon group.
- oxygen-containing compounds having a hydrocarbon group having 4 to 20 carbon atoms include carboxylic acids, alcohols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones and the like.
- phosphorus-containing compounds having a hydrocarbon group having 4 to 20 carbon atoms include trialkylphosphine, triarylphosphine, trialkylphosphine oxide, and triarylphosphine oxide.
- halides containing at least one selected from the group consisting of Group 2 elements, Group 12 elements and Group 13 elements include magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, zinc chloride, cadmium chloride, aluminum chloride, gallium chloride, and the like. Metal halides are mentioned.
- Semiconductor Nanoparticles comprise a first semiconductor comprising copper (Cu), silver (Ag), indium (In), gallium (Ga) and sulfur (S), and the surface thereof comprises Ga and S.
- a second semiconductor may be arranged.
- the second semiconductor may be substantially free of Ag.
- the semiconductor nanoparticles When irradiated with light having a wavelength of 365 nm, the semiconductor nanoparticles exhibit band edge emission having an emission peak wavelength in the wavelength range of 600 nm or more and 680 nm or less, have a band edge emission purity of 60% or more, and have an internal quantum of band edge emission.
- the yield may be 15% or more.
- the semiconductor nanoparticles may exhibit band-edge luminescence having an emission peak wavelength in the wavelength range of 600 nm or more and 680 nm or less (for example, the red region) when irradiated with light having a wavelength of 365 nm.
- the semiconductor nanoparticles may also exhibit high band edge emission purity and high internal quantum yield of band edge emission.
- the crystal structure of the first semiconductor present in the center of the semiconductor nanoparticle is substantially tetragonal (chalcopyrite structure), and the second semiconductor arranged on the surface of the semiconductor nanoparticle has Ga defects ( For example, it can be considered that it has a crystal structure with less Ga-deficient portions.
- the second semiconductor may be a semiconductor having a larger Ga composition ratio than the first semiconductor, or may be a semiconductor having a smaller Ag composition ratio than the first semiconductor. It may be a semiconductor consisting of
- an adherent containing the second semiconductor may be arranged on the surface of the particle containing the first semiconductor, and the adherent containing the second semiconductor covers the particle containing the first semiconductor. good too.
- the semiconductor nanoparticles may have, for example, a core-shell structure in which a particle containing the first semiconductor is used as a core, and a deposit containing a second semiconductor is used as a shell, and the shell is arranged on the surface of the core.
- the first semiconductor that constitutes the semiconductor nanoparticles contains Cu, Ag, In, Ga and S.
- Semiconductors generally containing Ag, In, and S and having a tetragonal, hexagonal, or orthorhombic crystal structure are introduced in literature and the like as those represented by the composition formula AgInS2 .
- the first semiconductor has a composition represented by (Ag, Cu) (In, Ga) S 2 in which part of Ag is replaced with Cu and part of In is replaced with Ga in the composition formula.
- the composition is not the stoichiometric composition represented by the above composition formula, and in particular the ratio of the number of Ag and Cu atoms to the number of In and Ga atoms ((Ag + Cu) / (In + Ga)) is It may be less than 1, or it may be greater than 1. Also, the sum of the number of atoms of Ag and Cu and the number of atoms of In and Ga may not be the same as the number of S atoms. Therefore, in this specification, regarding a semiconductor containing a specific element, in cases where it does not matter whether it has a stoichiometric composition, the constituent elements are denoted by "-", such as Cu-Ag-In-Ga-S.
- the semiconductor composition is represented by an equation connected by . Therefore, the composition of the first semiconductor according to the present embodiment is, for example, in the composition of Ag-In-S, part of Ag, which is a Group 11 element, is Cu, which is also a Group 11 element, and Cu, which is a Group 13 element, is It can be considered as Cu--Ag--In--Ga--S and Cu--Ag--Ga--S in which part or all of certain In is replaced by Ga, which is also a group 13 element.
- the first semiconductor containing the above elements and having a hexagonal crystal structure is of the wurtzite type, and the semiconductor having a tetragonal crystal structure is of the chalcopyrite type.
- Crystal structures are identified, for example, by measuring XRD patterns obtained by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. Specifically, the XRD pattern obtained from the first semiconductor is compared with a known XRD pattern for semiconductor nanoparticles represented by the composition AgInS2 , or with an XRD pattern obtained by simulation from crystal structure parameters. do. If any of the known and simulated patterns matches the pattern of the first semiconductor, the crystal structure of the semiconductor nanoparticle can be said to be the crystal structure of the matching known or simulated pattern.
- XRD X-ray diffraction
- semiconductor nanoparticles containing first semiconductors with different crystal structures may be mixed. In that case, peaks derived from multiple crystal structures are observed in the XRD pattern.
- the first semiconductor may be substantially composed of a tetragonal crystal, a peak corresponding to the tetragonal crystal may be observed, and peaks derived from other crystal structures may not be substantially observed. .
- the total content of Ag and Cu in the composition of the first semiconductor may be, for example, 10 mol % or more and 30 mol % or less, preferably 15 mol % or more and 25 mol % or less.
- the total content of In and Ga in the composition of the first semiconductor may be, for example, 15 mol % or more and 35 mol % or less, preferably 20 mol % or more and 30 mol % or less.
- the total content of S in the composition of the first semiconductor may be, for example, 35 mol % or more and 55 mol % or less, preferably 40 mol % or more and 55 mol % or less.
- the first semiconductor contains at least Ag and Cu, may be partially substituted to further contain at least one of Au and an alkali metal, and may be substantially composed of Ag and Cu.
- substantially means that the ratio of the total number of atoms of Au and alkali metals to the total number of atoms of Ag, Cu, Au and alkali metals is, for example, 10% or less, preferably 5% or less, more preferably indicates that it is 1% or less.
- the ratio of the number of moles of Cu to the total number of moles of Cu and Ag in the composition of the first semiconductor may be 0.01 or more and less than 1.0, preferably 0.03 or more, Alternatively, it may be 0.99 or less, more preferably 0.05 or more, or 0.5 or less.
- the ratio of the total number of moles of Cu and Ag to the total number of moles of Cu, Ag, In, and Ga in the composition of the first semiconductor is 0.1 or more and less than 1.0. preferably 0.2 or more, or 0.99 or less.
- the first semiconductor may be composed substantially of Ag, Cu and an alkali metal (hereinafter sometimes referred to as Ma ).
- substantially means that the ratio of the number of atoms of elements other than Ag, Cu and alkali metals and the total number of atoms of elements other than Ag, Cu and alkali metals to the total number of atoms of elements other than Ag, Cu and alkali metals is, for example, 10 % or less, preferably 5% or less, more preferably 1% or less.
- Alkali metals include lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), and cesium (Cs).
- Alkali metals can be monovalent cations like Ag, so they can partially replace Ag in the composition of the first semiconductor.
- Li has approximately the same ionic radius as Ag and is preferably used.
- the band gap widens and the emission peak wavelength shifts to a shorter wavelength.
- the details are unknown, it is believed that lattice defects in the first semiconductor are reduced and the internal quantum yield of band edge emission is improved.
- the first semiconductor contains an alkali metal, it may contain at least Li.
- the content of the alkali metal in the composition of the first semiconductor may be, for example, greater than 0 mol% and less than 30 mol%, preferably It may be 1 mol % or more, or 25 mol % or less.
- the ratio of the number of atoms of the alkali metal (M a ) to the total number of atoms of Ag, Cu and alkali metal (M a ) in the composition of the first semiconductor is, for example, less than 1, preferably 0.8 or less, more preferably 0.4 or less, and still more preferably 0.2 or less.
- the ratio is, for example, greater than 0, preferably 0.05 or more, more preferably 0.1 or more.
- the first semiconductor contains In and Ga, may be partially substituted to further contain at least one of Al and Tl, and may be substantially composed of In and Ga.
- substantially means that the ratio of the total number of atoms of Al and Tl to the total number of atoms of In and Ga and Al and Tl is, for example, 10% or less, preferably 5% or less, more preferably 1 % or less.
- the ratio of the number of In atoms to the total number of In and Ga atoms in the first semiconductor may be, for example, 0.01 or more and less than 1, preferably 0.1 or more, or 0.1 or more. It may be 99 or less.
- a short emission peak wavelength for example, 545 nm or less
- the ratio of the number of Ag atoms to the total number of In and Ga atoms may be, for example, 0.1 or more and 1.2 or less, preferably 0.2 or more, or 1.0. It may be 1 or less.
- the ratio of the total number of atoms of Ag and Cu to the total number of atoms of In and Ga may be, for example, 0.1 or more and 1.2 or less, preferably 0.2. greater than or equal to 1.0, or less than or equal to 1.0.
- the ratio of the number of atoms of S to the total number of atoms of Ag, In and Ga (S/(Ag+In+Ga)) may be, for example, 0.8 or more and 1.5 or less, preferably 0.9 or more, or 1.5. It may be 2 or less.
- the ratio of the number of atoms of S to the total number of atoms of Ag, Cu, In and Ga may be, for example, 0.8 or more and 1.5 or less, preferably 0.9 or more, or It may be 1.2 or less.
- the first semiconductor may contain S and may further contain at least one element of Se and Te by substituting a portion thereof, or may be substantially composed of S.
- substantially means that the ratio of the total number of atoms of Se and Te to the total number of atoms of S, Se and Te is, for example, 10% or less, preferably 5% or less, more preferably 1% or less. indicates that
- the first semiconductor may be substantially composed of Cu, Ag, In, Ga, S, and elements partially substituting them as described above.
- substantially means that other elements other than Cu, Ag, In, Ga, S, and the above-mentioned elements partially substituting them are inevitably included due to contamination of impurities, etc. are used in consideration of
- the first semiconductor may have, for example, a composition represented by the following formula (1).
- p, q and r satisfy 0 ⁇ p ⁇ 1, 0.20 ⁇ q ⁇ 1.2 and 0 ⁇ r ⁇ 1.
- a second semiconductor may be arranged on the surface of the semiconductor nanoparticles.
- the second semiconductor may include a semiconductor with a higher bandgap energy than the first semiconductor.
- the composition of the second semiconductor may have a composition with a higher molar content of Ga than the composition of the first semiconductor.
- the ratio of the molar content of Ga in the composition of the second semiconductor to the molar content of Ga in the composition of the first semiconductor may be, for example, greater than 1 and 5 or less, preferably 1.1 or more, and preferably It may be 3 or less.
- the composition of the second semiconductor may have a composition with a smaller molar content of Ag than the composition of the first semiconductor.
- the ratio of the molar content of Ag in the composition of the second semiconductor to the molar content of Ag in the composition of the first semiconductor may be, for example, 0.1 or more and 0.7 or less, preferably 0.2 or more, Moreover, it may be preferably 0.5 or less.
- the molar content ratio of Ag in the composition of the second semiconductor may be, for example, 0.5 or less, preferably 0.2 or less, or 0.1 or less, and may be substantially zero. .
- “substantially” means that the ratio of Ag atoms is, for example, 10% or less, preferably 5% or less, when the total number of atoms of all elements contained in the second semiconductor is 100%. , more preferably 1% or less.
- the second semiconductor arranged on the surface may contain a semiconductor containing Ga and S.
- the semiconductor containing Ga and S may be a semiconductor with a higher bandgap energy than the first semiconductor.
- part of Ga is selected from the group consisting of boron (B), aluminum (Al), indium (In) and thallium (Tl) It may be substituted with at least one Group 13 element. Also, part of S may be substituted with at least one Group 16 element selected from the group consisting of oxygen (O), selenium (Se), tellurium (Te) and polonium (Po).
- the semiconductor containing Ga and S may be a semiconductor consisting essentially of Ga and S.
- substantially means that when the total number of atoms of all elements contained in the semiconductor containing Ga and S is 100%, the ratio of the number of atoms of elements other than Ga and S is, for example, 10 % or less, preferably 5% or less, more preferably 1% or less.
- the semiconductor containing Ga and S may be configured by selecting its composition, etc. according to the bandgap energy of the above-described first semiconductor.
- the first semiconductor is designed such that the bandgap energy of the first semiconductor is smaller than that of the semiconductor containing Ga and S.
- a semiconductor made of Ag-In-S has a bandgap energy of 1.8 eV or more and 1.9 eV or less.
- the semiconductor containing Ga and S may have a bandgap energy of, for example, 2.0 eV or more and 5.0 eV or less, particularly 2.5 eV or more and 5.0 eV or less.
- the bandgap energy of the semiconductor containing Ga and S is, for example, about 0.1 eV or more and 3.0 eV or less, particularly about 0.3 eV or more and 3.0 eV or less, more particularly 0, than the bandgap energy of the first semiconductor. 0.5 eV or more and 1.0 eV or less.
- the difference between the bandgap energy of the semiconductor containing Ga and S and the bandgap energy of the first semiconductor is equal to or greater than the lower limit, the ratio of light emission other than band edge light emission in the light emission from the semiconductor nanoparticles decreases, The proportion of band edge emission tends to increase.
- the second semiconductor may contain oxygen (O) atoms.
- a semiconductor containing oxygen atoms tends to be a semiconductor having a higher bandgap energy than the first semiconductor described above.
- the form of the semiconductor containing oxygen atoms in the second semiconductor is not clear, it may be, for example, Ga--O--S, Ga 2 O 3 , or the like.
- the second semiconductor may further contain an alkali metal (M a ) in addition to Ga and S.
- the alkali metal contained in the second semiconductor may contain at least lithium.
- the ratio of the number of atoms of the alkali metal to the sum of the number of atoms of the alkali metal and the number of Ga atoms may be, for example, 0.01 or more and less than 1, preferably 0.1. or more, or 0.9 or less.
- the ratio of the number of atoms of S to the sum of the number of alkali metal atoms and the number of Ga atoms may be, for example, 0.25 or more and 0.75 or less.
- the second semiconductor may have a crystal system that is familiar with the crystal system of the first semiconductor, and may have a lattice constant that is the same as or close to that of the first semiconductor.
- the second semiconductor is familiar with the crystal system and has a close lattice constant (here, even if the multiple of the lattice constant of the second semiconductor is close to the lattice constant of the first semiconductor, the lattice constant is also close to that of the first semiconductor). May provide good coverage around semiconductors.
- the above-mentioned first semiconductor generally has a tetragonal system, and familiar crystal systems include tetragonal system and orthorhombic system.
- the second semiconductor covering it is tetragonal or orthorhombic. It is preferable that the lattice constant or a multiple thereof is close to that of Ag--In--S.
- the second semiconductor may be amorphous.
- the second semiconductor is amorphous can be confirmed by observing the semiconductor nanoparticles with HAADF-STEM.
- the second semiconductor is amorphous, specifically, a portion having a regular pattern, such as a striped pattern or a dot pattern, is observed in the center, and a regular pattern is observed around it. A portion not observed as having is observed in HAADF-STEM.
- HAADF-STEM a crystalline substance having a regular structure is observed as an image having a regular pattern, and an amorphous substance having no regular structure is observed as an image with a regular pattern. It is not observed as an image with a regular pattern. Therefore, when the second semiconductor is amorphous, the part clearly different from the first semiconductor (which may have a crystal structure such as a tetragonal system) observed as an image having a regular pattern is A second semiconductor can be observed.
- the second semiconductor is made of Ga—S
- Ga is a lighter element than Ag and In contained in the first semiconductor
- the image obtained by HAADF-STEM shows that the second semiconductor is lighter than the first semiconductor. also tends to be observed as a dark image.
- the second semiconductor is amorphous can also be confirmed by observing the semiconductor nanoparticles of this embodiment with a high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM).
- HRTEM high-resolution transmission electron microscope
- the first semiconductor portion is observed as a crystal lattice image (an image having a regular pattern)
- the amorphous second semiconductor portion is not observed as a crystal lattice image
- the black and white contrast is Observed, but the regular pattern is observed as an invisible part.
- the second semiconductor preferably does not form a solid solution with the first semiconductor.
- the mechanism of this embodiment is that when the second semiconductor forms a solid solution with the first semiconductor, the two become one, and the second semiconductor is arranged on the surface of the nanoparticles containing the first semiconductor to obtain band edge emission. will not be obtained.
- zinc sulfide (Zn—S) with a stoichiometric composition or a non-stoichiometric composition is arranged on the surface of a semiconductor nanoparticle containing a first semiconductor made of Ag—In—S, the band It has been confirmed that edge emission cannot be obtained.
- the particle size of the semiconductor nanoparticles may have an average particle size of 50 nm or less, for example.
- the average particle diameter is preferably in the range of 1 nm or more and 20 nm or less, more preferably 1.6 nm or more or 8 nm or less, and 2 nm or more or 7.5 nm from the viewpoint of ease of production and internal quantum yield of band edge emission. The following are particularly preferred.
- the average particle size of the semiconductor nanoparticles may be obtained, for example, from a TEM image taken using a transmission electron microscope (TEM).
- TEM transmission electron microscope
- the particle size of an individual particle refers to the longest line segment existing inside the particle connecting arbitrary two points on the outer circumference of the particle observed in the TEM image.
- rod-shaped particles refer to particles having a short axis and a long axis orthogonal to the short axis in a TEM image, and having a ratio of the length of the long axis to the length of the short axis of greater than 1.2.
- Rod-shaped particles are observed in a TEM image as, for example, a square shape including a rectangular shape, an elliptical shape, or a polygonal shape.
- the shape of the cross-section which is the plane perpendicular to the long axis of the rod shape, may be circular, elliptical, or polygonal, for example.
- the length of the major axis refers to the length of the longest line segment among the line segments connecting any two points on the outer circumference of the particle in the case of an elliptical shape.
- the length of the longest line segment in the case of a rectangular or polygonal shape, refers to the length of the longest line segment that is parallel to the longest side of the sides that define the outer periphery and that connects any two points on the outer periphery of the particle.
- the length of the short axis refers to the length of the longest line segment that is orthogonal to the line segment defining the length of the long axis among the line segments that connect any two points on the outer periphery.
- the average particle size of semiconductor nanoparticles is the arithmetic mean of all measurable particles observed in a TEM image at a magnification of 50,000 to 150,000 times.
- a "measurable" particle is one in which the contour of the entire particle can be observed in a TEM image. Therefore, in the TEM image, a part of the contour of the particle is not included in the imaging range, and particles that are "cut off" cannot be measured.
- the number of measurable particles contained in one TEM image is 100 or more, the TEM image is used to determine the average particle size.
- the imaging location is changed to further acquire TEM images, and 100 or more measurable particles contained in two or more TEM images are obtained.
- the average particle size is obtained by measuring the particle size of the particles.
- the portion made of the first semiconductor may be particulate, and may have an average particle size of, for example, 10 nm or less, particularly 8 nm or less, or less than 7.5 nm.
- the average grain size of the first semiconductor may be in the range of, for example, 1.5 nm or more and 10 nm or less, preferably 1.5 nm or more and less than 8 nm, or 1.5 nm or more and less than 7.5 nm. When the average grain size of the first semiconductor is equal to or less than the upper limit, the quantum size effect can be easily obtained.
- the thickness of the second semiconductor portion of the semiconductor nanoparticles may be in the range of 0.1 nm to 50 nm, in the range of 0.1 nm to 10 nm, particularly in the range of 0.3 nm to 3 nm.
- the thickness of the second semiconductor is equal to or greater than the lower limit, the effect of arranging the second semiconductor in the semiconductor nanoparticles is sufficiently obtained, and band edge emission is easily obtained.
- the average particle size of the first semiconductor and the thickness of the second semiconductor may be obtained by observing the semiconductor nanoparticles with, for example, HAADF-STEM.
- the thickness of the second semiconductor portion which is likely to be observed as a different portion from the first semiconductor, can be easily obtained by HAADF-STEM.
- the particle size of the first semiconductor can be determined according to the method described above for semiconductor nanoparticles.
- the thickness of the second semiconductor is not constant, the smallest thickness is taken as the thickness of the second semiconductor in the semiconductor nanoparticles.
- the semiconductor nanoparticles preferably have a substantially tetragonal crystal structure.
- the crystal structure is identified by measuring the XRD pattern obtained by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis as described above.
- XRD X-ray diffraction
- Being substantially tetragonal means that the ratio of the height of the peak near 48 ° indicating hexagonal and orthorhombic to the height of the main peak near 26 ° indicating that it is tetragonal is For example, it means 10% or less, or 5% or less.
- the semiconductor nanoparticles When irradiated with light having a wavelength of 365 nm, the semiconductor nanoparticles may exhibit band edge emission having an emission peak wavelength in the wavelength range of 600 nm or more and 680 nm or less, and the emission peak wavelength range is preferably 610 nm or more or 670 nm or less. more preferably 620 nm or more or 660 nm or less.
- the semiconductor nanoparticles may have a half-value width in the emission spectrum of, for example, 70 nm or less, preferably 65 nm or less, or 60 nm or less. The lower limit of the half width may be, for example, 15 nm or more.
- the emission lifetime of the main component (band edge emission) is 200 ns or less.
- the term “luminescence lifetime” refers to a luminescence lifetime measured using a device called a fluorescence lifetime measuring device.
- the “luminescence lifetime of the main component” is determined according to the following procedure. First, the semiconductor nanoparticles are irradiated with excitation light to emit light, and the decay (afterglow) of the light having a wavelength near the peak of the emission spectrum, for example, within ⁇ 50 nm of the peak wavelength, is measured. Measure. A change over time is measured from the time when irradiation of excitation light is stopped. The resulting decay curve is generally the sum of multiple decay curves resulting from relaxation processes such as luminescence and heat.
- ⁇ 1 , ⁇ 2 and ⁇ 3 of each component is the time required for the emission intensity to decay to the initial 1/e (36.8%), which corresponds to the emission lifetime of each component do.
- ⁇ 1 , ⁇ 2 and ⁇ 3 are set in ascending order of emission lifetime.
- a 1 , A 2 and A 3 are the contribution rates of each component.
- the emission lifetime ⁇ of the main component is 200 ns or less. Such emission is presumed to be band edge emission.
- a x ⁇ x obtained by integrating the value of t of A x exp ( ⁇ t/ ⁇ x ) from 0 to infinity is compared, and the one with the largest value is the main component.
- the emission of the semiconductor nanoparticles may include defect emission (eg, donor-acceptor emission) in addition to band-edge emission, but is preferably substantially band-edge emission only.
- Defect emission generally has a long emission lifetime, a broad spectrum, and a peak on the longer wavelength side than band edge emission.
- substantially only band edge emission means that the purity of the band edge emission component in the emission spectrum (hereinafter also referred to as "band edge emission purity") is 40% or more, but 70%. 80% or more is more preferable, 90% or more is still more preferable, and 95% or more is particularly preferable.
- the upper limit of purity of the band edge emission component may be, for example, 100% or less, less than 100%, or 99% or less.
- the internal quantum yield of band edge emission is calculated using a quantum yield measurement device at a temperature of 25 ° C. under the conditions of an excitation light wavelength of 450 nm and a fluorescence wavelength range of 470 nm to 900 nm, or an excitation light wavelength of 365 nm. , The internal quantum yield calculated under the conditions of the fluorescence wavelength range of 450 nm or more and 950 nm or less, or the internal quantum yield calculated under the conditions of the excitation light wavelength of 450 nm and the fluorescence wavelength range of 500 nm or more and 950 nm or less Purity of the band edge emission component and divided by 100.
- the internal quantum yield of band edge emission of semiconductor nanoparticles is, for example, 15% or more, preferably 50% or more, more preferably 60% or more, even more preferably 70% or more, and particularly preferably 80% or more.
- the peak position of the band edge luminescence emitted by the semiconductor nanoparticles can be changed by changing the particle size of the semiconductor nanoparticles. For example, when the particle size of the semiconductor nanoparticles is made smaller, the peak wavelength of band edge emission tends to shift to the shorter wavelength side. Furthermore, the smaller the particle size of the semiconductor nanoparticles, the smaller the half width of the spectrum of the band edge emission.
- the intensity ratio of the band edge luminescence may be, for example, 0.75 or more, preferably 0.85 or more, and more preferably 0.9. or more, particularly preferably 0.93 or more, and the upper limit may be, for example, 1 or less, less than 1, or 0.99 or less.
- the intensity ratio of the band edge emission was obtained by performing parameter fitting on the emission spectrum, assuming that the shapes of the peak of the band edge emission and the peak of the defect emission are normal distributions. and their maximum peak intensities are b 1 and b 2 , respectively, are represented by the following equations.
- Intensity ratio of band edge emission b 1 /(b 1 +b 2 )
- the intensity ratio of the band edge emission is 0 if the emission spectrum does not contain the band edge emission at all, that is, if it includes only the defect emission, 0.5 if the maximum peak intensity of the band edge emission and the defect emission is the same, It is 1 when only light emission is included.
- the semiconductor nanoparticles preferably exhibit an exciton peak in their absorption spectrum or excitation spectrum (also referred to as fluorescence excitation spectrum).
- the exciton peak is a peak obtained by exciton generation, and the fact that this is expressed in the absorption spectrum or excitation spectrum means that the particles have a small particle size distribution and are suitable for band edge emission with few crystal defects. means It means that the steeper the exciton peak, the more particles with uniform particle size and few crystal defects are contained in the aggregate of semiconductor nanoparticles. Therefore, it is expected that the half-value width of light emission is narrowed and the light emission efficiency is improved.
- an exciton peak is observed, for example, within the range of 400 nm or more and 550 nm or less, preferably 430 nm or more and 500 nm or less.
- An excitation spectrum for checking the presence or absence of an exciton peak may be measured by setting an observation wavelength near the peak wavelength.
- the surface of the semiconductor nanoparticles may be modified with a surface modifier.
- surface modifiers include amino alcohols having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, ionic surface modifiers, nonionic surface modifiers, nitrogen-containing compounds having hydrocarbon groups of 4 to 20 carbon atoms, and 4 carbon atoms. a sulfur-containing compound having a hydrocarbon group of 20 or less, an oxygen-containing compound having a hydrocarbon group of 4 or more and 20 or less carbon atoms, a phosphorus-containing compound having a hydrocarbon group of 4 or more and 20 or less carbon atoms, a Group 2 element, Examples include halides of group 12 elements or group 13 elements.
- the surface modifiers may be used singly or in combination of two or more different ones. The details of the surface modifiers exemplified here are as described above.
- the semiconductor nanoparticles may have their surfaces modified with gallium halide. By surface-modifying the surface of the semiconductor nanoparticles with gallium halide, the internal quantum yield of band-edge emission is improved.
- gallium halides include gallium chloride, gallium fluoride, gallium bromide, and gallium iodide.
- the surface of the second semiconductor in the semiconductor nanoparticles may be modified with gallium halide.
- gallium halide By surface-modifying the surface of the second semiconductor in the semiconductor nanoparticles with gallium halide, the internal quantum yield of band edge emission is improved.
- the luminescence of semiconductor nanoparticles surface-modified with gallium halide may contain defect luminescence (donor-acceptor luminescence) in addition to band-edge luminescence, but may be substantially only band-edge luminescence.
- defect luminescence donor-acceptor luminescence
- substantially only band edge emission is as described in the semiconductor nanoparticles above, and the purity of the band edge emission component is preferably 70% or more, more preferably 80% or more, and further preferably 90% or more. Preferably, 95% or more is particularly preferred.
- Measurement of the internal quantum yield of band edge emission of semiconductor nanoparticles surface-modified with gallium halide is as described above for semiconductor nanoparticles, and the internal quantum yield of band edge emission is, for example, 15%. 50% or more is preferable, 60% or more is more preferable, 70% or more is still more preferable, and 80% or more is particularly preferable.
- the light-emitting device includes the above-described light conversion member containing the semiconductor nanoparticles, and a semiconductor light-emitting element. According to this light-emitting device, for example, part of the light emitted from the semiconductor light-emitting element is absorbed by the semiconductor nanoparticles to emit longer wavelength light. Then, the light from the semiconductor nanoparticles and the rest of the light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element are mixed, and the mixed light can be used as light emitted from the light emitting device.
- a light-emitting device that emits white light can be obtained.
- a white light-emitting device can be obtained by using two types of semiconductor nanoparticles, one that absorbs blue light and emits green light, and the other that absorbs blue light and emits red light.
- a white light-emitting device can be used.
- the semiconductor nanoparticles absorb and convert all the light from the light-emitting device so that the ultraviolet rays emitted from the light-emitting device do not leak to the outside.
- a semiconductor nanoparticle that emits blue-green light with a peak wavelength of about 490 nm or more and 510 nm or less is used, and a semiconductor nanoparticle that absorbs the blue-green light and emits red light is used, a device that emits white light can be obtained. Obtainable.
- a semiconductor light-emitting device that emits visible light for example, a device that emits red light with a wavelength of 700 nm or more and 780 nm or less is used, and a semiconductor nanoparticle that absorbs visible light and emits near-infrared light is used.
- a light-emitting device that emits near-infrared light can also be obtained.
- the semiconductor nanoparticles may be used in combination with other semiconductor quantum dots, or may be used in combination with other non-quantum dot phosphors (eg, organic or inorganic phosphors).
- Other semiconductor quantum dots are, for example, binary semiconductor quantum dots.
- Garnet-based phosphors such as aluminum garnet, for example, can be used as phosphors other than quantum dots.
- the garnet-based phosphor includes a cerium-activated yttrium-aluminum-garnet-based phosphor and a cerium-activated lutetium-aluminum-garnet-based phosphor.
- the light conversion member containing semiconductor nanoparticles may be, for example, a sheet or plate member, or a member having a three-dimensional shape.
- a member having a three-dimensional shape is, in a surface-mounted light-emitting diode, when a semiconductor light-emitting element is arranged on the bottom surface of a recess formed in a package, the recess is used to seal the light-emitting element. It is a sealing member formed by being filled with a resin.
- the light conversion member is a resin formed so as to surround the upper surface and side surfaces of the semiconductor light emitting element with a substantially uniform thickness when the semiconductor light emitting element is arranged on a flat substrate. It is a member.
- still another example of the light conversion member is a case where a resin member containing a reflective material is filled around the semiconductor light emitting element so that the upper end of the resin member forms the same plane as the semiconductor light emitting element, A resin member having a predetermined thickness and having a flat plate shape is formed on the upper portion of the resin member including the semiconductor light emitting element and the reflector.
- the light conversion member may be in contact with the semiconductor light emitting element, or may be provided apart from the semiconductor light emitting element.
- the light conversion member may be a pellet-shaped member, a sheet member, a plate-shaped member, or a rod-shaped member arranged apart from the semiconductor light-emitting device, or a member provided in contact with the semiconductor light-emitting device, such as , a sealing member, a coating member (a member provided separately from the mold member to cover the light emitting element), or a mold member (including, for example, a lens-shaped member).
- the two or more types of semiconductor nanoparticles when two or more types of semiconductor nanoparticles that emit light of different wavelengths are used, the two or more types of semiconductor nanoparticles may be mixed in one light conversion member, or Two or more light conversion members containing only one type of semiconductor nanoparticles may be used in combination. In this case, two or more types of light conversion members may form a laminated structure, or may be arranged in a pattern of dots or stripes on a plane.
- An LED chip is mentioned as a semiconductor light emitting element.
- the LED chip may have a semiconductor layer made of one or more selected from the group consisting of GaN, GaAs, InGaN, AlInGaP, GaP, SiC, ZnO, and the like.
- a semiconductor light-emitting device that emits blue-violet light, blue light, or ultraviolet light for example, has a GaN-based composition represented by In X Al Y Ga 1-XY N (0 ⁇ X, 0 ⁇ Y, X+Y ⁇ 1). It has a compound as a semiconductor layer.
- the light-emitting device of this embodiment is preferably incorporated into a liquid crystal display device as a light source. Since band-edge luminescence by semiconductor nanoparticles has a short luminescence lifetime, light-emitting devices using such semiconductor nanoparticles are suitable as light sources for liquid crystal display devices that require a relatively high response speed. In addition, the semiconductor nanoparticles of the present embodiment can exhibit an emission peak with a small half width as band edge emission.
- blue light with a peak wavelength in the range of 420 nm or more and 490 nm or less is obtained by the blue semiconductor light-emitting element, and semiconductor nanoparticles with a peak wavelength of 510 nm or more and 550 nm or less, preferably 530 nm or more and 540 nm or less.
- a liquid crystal display device having good color reproducibility without using a dark color filter by obtaining certain green light and red light having a peak wavelength in the range of 600 nm to 680 nm, preferably 630 nm to 650 nm. is obtained.
- Light-emitting devices are used, for example, as direct backlights or as edge backlights.
- a sheet, plate member, or rod made of resin, glass, or the like containing semiconductor nanoparticles may be incorporated into the liquid crystal display device as a light conversion member independent of the light emitting device.
- the present disclosure may further include the following aspects.
- a light-emitting device comprising a light conversion member containing the semiconductor nanoparticles according to any one of [11] to [13], and a semiconductor light-emitting element.
- Example 1st step 0.1 mmol copper(I) ethylxanthate (Cu(EX)), 0.4 mmol silver ethylxanthate (Ag(EX)), 0.5 mmol indium acetate (In(OAc) 3 ), 1.0 mmol of gallium acetylacetonate (Ga(acac) 3 ), 0.075 mmol of gallium chloride (GaCl 3 ) were mixed with 100 mL of oleylamine (OLA) to obtain a first mixture.
- the first mixture was heat-treated at 260° C. for 120 minutes under a nitrogen atmosphere while being stirred. After the obtained suspension was left to cool, it was subjected to centrifugation (radius 146 mm, 2800 rpm, 5 minutes) to remove precipitates to obtain a dispersion of first semiconductor nanoparticles.
- the emission spectrum of the first semiconductor nanoparticles obtained above was measured, and the band edge emission peak wavelength, half width, band edge emission purity, and band edge emission internal quantum yield were calculated.
- the emission spectrum is measured using a quantum efficiency measurement system (manufactured by Otsuka Electronics, trade name QE-2100) at room temperature (25 ° C.) at an excitation light wavelength of 365 nm, and is measured in the wavelength range from 300 nm to 950 nm.
- Quantum yield was calculated from the wavelength range from 450 nm to 950 nm.
- Table 1 shows the emission spectrum of the relative emission intensity normalized by the maximum emission intensity of the semiconductor nanoparticles of Example 1. As shown in FIG.
- Example 2 1st step 0.1 mmol copper(I) ethylxanthate (Cu(EX)), 0.4 mmol silver ethylxanthate (Ag(EX)), 0.5 mmol indium acetate (In(OAc) 3 ), 1.0 mmol of gallium acetylacetonate (Ga(acac) 3 ), 0.075 mmol of gallium chloride (GaCl 3 ) were mixed with 100 mL of oleylamine (OLA) to obtain a first mixture. The first mixture was heat-treated at 260° C. for 120 minutes under a nitrogen atmosphere while being stirred. After the obtained suspension was left to cool, it was subjected to centrifugation (radius 146 mm, 2800 rpm, 5 minutes) to remove precipitates to obtain a dispersion of first semiconductor nanoparticles.
- OVA oleylamine
- Second step 60 mL of the dispersion containing the first semiconductor nanoparticles obtained above at a nanoparticle concentration equivalent to 0.3 mmol and 9.0 mL of oleylamine containing 0.9 mmol of gallium chloride (GaCl 3 ) were mixed to obtain a second step. 2 mixtures were obtained. The second mixture was heat-treated at 270° C. for 120 minutes under a nitrogen atmosphere while being stirred. After the heat treatment, the resulting suspension was allowed to cool to obtain a dispersion of second semiconductor nanoparticles.
- GaCl 3 gallium chloride
- Table 1 and FIG. 1 show the measurement results of the emission spectrum of the obtained second semiconductor nanoparticles measured in the same manner as in Example 1.
- Table 1 and FIG. 1 show the measurement results of the emission spectrum of the semiconductor nanoparticles of Comparative Example 1 obtained in the same manner as in Example 1.
- Example 1 semiconductor nanoparticles exhibiting band edge emission having an emission peak wavelength in the range of 610 nm to 650 nm were obtained by one-pot synthesis. It was confirmed that In addition, in Example 2, semiconductor nanoparticles exhibiting higher band edge emission purity and higher internal quantum yield than in Comparative Example 1 were obtained.
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半導体ナノ粒子の製造方法は、銅(Cu)塩と、銀(Ag)塩と、インジウム(In)及びガリウム(Ga)の少なくとも一方を含む塩と、ガリウムハロゲン化物と、有機溶剤と、を含む第1混合物を第1熱処理して第1半導体ナノ粒子を得る第1工程を含む。第1混合物におけるCu塩、Ag塩、並びにIn及びGaの少なくとも一方を含む塩のうち少なくとも1つの塩は、それぞれの塩を構成する金属と硫黄(S)との結合を有する化合物を含む。半導体ナノ粒子の製造方法は、必要に応じて、第1工程に加えてその他の工程を更に含んでいてもよい。
第1工程は、Cu塩と、Ag塩と、In及びGaの少なくとも一方を含む塩(以下、「(In,Ga)塩」と略記することがある)と、ガリウムハロゲン化物と、有機溶剤と、を含む第1混合物を得る第1混合工程と、得られる第1混合物を第1熱処理して第1半導体ナノ粒子を得る第1熱処理工程とを含んでいてよい。また第1混合物におけるCu塩、Ag塩、並びに(In,Ga)塩のうち少なくとも1つの塩は、硫黄(S)源を兼ねていてよく、それぞれの塩を構成する金属と硫黄(S)との結合を有する化合物を含んでいてよい。
第2工程は、上述の第1工程で得られる第1半導体ナノ粒子及びガリウムハロゲン化物を含む第2混合物を得る第2混合工程と、得られる第2混合物を第2熱処理して第2半導体ナノ粒子を得る第2熱処理工程と、を含んでいてよい。
半導体ナノ粒子は、銅(Cu)、銀(Ag)、インジウム(In)、ガリウム(Ga)及び硫黄(S)を含む第1半導体を含み、その表面には、Ga及びSを含む第2半導体が配置されてなっていてよい。第2半導体は実質的にAgを含んでいなくてもよい。半導体ナノ粒子は、365nmの波長の光照射により、600nm以上680nm以下の波長範囲に発光ピーク波長を有するバンド端発光を示し、バンド端発光純度が60%以上であって、バンド端発光の内部量子収率が15%以上であってよい。
(AgpCu(1-p))qInrGa(1-r)S(q+3)/2 (1)
ここで、p、q及びrは、0<p<1、0.20<q≦1.2、0<r<1を満たす。
I(t) = A1exp(-t/τ1) + A2exp(-t/τ2) + A3exp(-t/τ3)
バンド端発光成分の純度(%) = a1/(a1+a2)×100
発光スペクトルがバンド端発光を全く含まない場合、すなわち欠陥発光のみを含む場合は0%、バンド端発光と欠陥発光のピーク面積が同じ場合は50%、バンド端発光のみを含む場合は100%となる。
バンド端発光の強度比 = b1/(b1+b2)
バンド端発光の強度比は、発光スペクトルがバンド端発光を全く含まない場合、すなわち欠陥発光のみを含む場合は0、バンド端発光と欠陥発光の最大ピーク強度が同じ場合は0.5、バンド端発光のみを含む場合は1となる。
発光デバイスは、既述の半導体ナノ粒子を含む光変換部材と、半導体発光素子とを備える。この発光デバイスによれば、例えば、半導体発光素子からの発光の一部を、半導体ナノ粒子が吸収してより長波長の光が発せられる。そして、半導体ナノ粒子からの光と半導体発光素子からの発光の残部とが混合され、その混合光を発光デバイスの発光として利用できる。
[1] 銅(Cu)塩と、銀(Ag)塩と、インジウム(In)及びガリウム(Ga)の少なくとも一方を含む塩と、ガリウムハロゲン化物と、有機溶剤と、を含む第1混合物を第1熱処理して第1半導体ナノ粒子を得ることを含み、前記第1混合物におけるCu塩、Ag塩、並びにIn及びGaの少なくとも一方を含む塩のうち少なくとも1つの塩が、金属と硫黄(S)との結合を有する化合物を含む半導体ナノ粒子の製造方法。
第1工程
0.1mmolのエチルキサントゲン酸銅(I)(Cu(EX))、0.4mmolのエチルキサントゲン酸銀(Ag(EX))、0.5mmolの酢酸インジウム(In(OAc)3)、1.0mmolのガリウムアセチルアセトナート(Ga(acac)3)、0.075mmolの塩化ガリウム(GaCl3)を、100mLのオレイルアミン(OLA)と混合して第1混合物を得た。第1混合物を、窒素雰囲気下で、撹拌しながら、260℃で120分の熱処理を実施した。得られた懸濁液を放冷した後、遠心分離(半径146mm、2800rpm、5分間)に付し、沈殿物を取り除いて、第1半導体ナノ粒子の分散液を得た。
上記で得られた第1半導体ナノ粒子の発光スペクトルを測定し、バンド端発光ピーク波長、半値幅、バンド端発光純度、バンド端発光の内部量子収率を算出した。なお、発光スペクトルは、量子効率測定システム(大塚電子製、商品名QE-2100)を用いて、室温(25℃)で、励起光波長365nmで行い、300nmから950nmの波長範囲で測定し、内部量子収率は450nmから950nmの波長範囲より計算した。その結果を表1および図1に示す。図1には、実施例1の半導体ナノ粒子の最大発光強度で規格化した相対発光強度の発光スペクトルを示す。
第1工程
0.1mmolのエチルキサントゲン酸銅(I)(Cu(EX))、0.4mmolのエチルキサントゲン酸銀(Ag(EX))、0.5mmolの酢酸インジウム(In(OAc)3)、1.0mmolのガリウムアセチルアセトナート(Ga(acac)3)、0.075mmolの塩化ガリウム(GaCl3)を、100mLのオレイルアミン(OLA)と混合して第1混合物を得た。第1混合物を、窒素雰囲気下で、撹拌しながら、260℃で120分の熱処理を実施した。得られた懸濁液を放冷した後、遠心分離(半径146mm、2800rpm、5分間)に付し、沈殿物を取り除いて、第1半導体ナノ粒子の分散液を得た。
上記で得られた第1半導体ナノ粒子をナノ粒子濃度で0.3mmol相当含む60mLの分散液と0.9mmolの塩化ガリウム(GaCl3)を含むオレイルアミン9.0mLとを混合して第2混合物を得た。第2混合物を、窒素雰囲気下で、撹拌しながら、270℃で120分の熱処理を実施した。熱処理後、得られた懸濁液を放冷し、第2半導体ナノ粒子の分散液を得た。
半導体ナノ粒子の合成
0.02mmolの酢酸第二銅(Cu(OAc)2)、0.78mmolの酢酸銀(AgOAc)、0.8mmolの酢酸インジウム(In(OAc)3)、2.5mmolのドデカンチオール(DDT)、20mLのオレイルアミンを混合して、窒素雰囲気下で140℃に加熱した。140℃に達してから、0.4mmol/Lの1,3-ジブチルジチオ尿素(1,3-dbtu)を含むオレイルアミン溶液の600μLを、シリンジポンプを用いて30分かけて滴下した。滴下終了後さらに140℃で30分の熱処理を行った。熱処理後、得られた懸濁液を放冷して、半導体ナノ粒子の分散液を得た。
Claims (15)
- 銅(Cu)塩と、銀(Ag)塩と、インジウム(In)及びガリウム(Ga)の少なくとも一方を含む塩と、ガリウムハロゲン化物と、有機溶剤と、を含む第1混合物を第1熱処理して第1半導体ナノ粒子を得ることを含み、前記第1混合物におけるCu塩、Ag塩、並びにIn及びGaの少なくとも一方を含む塩のうち少なくとも1つの塩が、金属と硫黄(S)との結合を有する化合物を含む半導体ナノ粒子の製造方法。
- 前記第1混合物における、Ag塩とCu塩の合計量に対するガリウムハロゲン化物の含有量のモル比が0.01以上1以下である請求項1に記載の半導体ナノ粒子の製造方法。
- 前記第1混合物における、Ag塩とCu塩の濃度の合計が0.001ミリモル/リットル以上500ミリモル/リットル以下である請求項1又は2に記載の半導体ナノ粒子の製造方法。
- 前記第1熱処理は、200℃以上320℃以下で行われる請求項1から3のいずれか1項に記載の半導体ナノ粒子の製造方法
- 前記第1混合物におけるガリウムハロゲン化物は、塩化ガリウムを含む請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載の半導体ナノ粒子の製造方法。
- 前記第1混合物におけるCu塩が、Cu-S結合を有する化合物を含む請求項1から5のいずれか1項に記載の半導体ナノ粒子の製造方法。
- 前記第1半導体ナノ粒子と、ガリウムハロゲン化物とを含む第2混合物を第2熱処理して第2半導体ナノ粒子を得ることを更に含む請求項1から6のいずれか1項に記載の半導体ナノ粒子の製造方法。
- 前記第2混合物における、第1半導体ナノ粒子に対するガリウムハロゲン化物のモル比が0.01以上50以下である請求項7に記載の半導体ナノ粒子の製造方法。
- 前記第2混合物におけるガリウムハロゲン化物は、塩化ガリウムを含む請求項7又は8に記載の半導体ナノ粒子の製造方法。
- 前記第2熱処理は、200℃以上320℃以下で行われる請求項7から9のいずれか1項に記載の半導体ナノ粒子の製造方法。
- 銅(Cu)、銀(Ag)、インジウム(In)、ガリウム(Ga)及び硫黄(S)を含む第1半導体を含む半導体ナノ粒子であって、
前記半導体ナノ粒子の表面には、Ga及びSを含み、実質的にAgを含まない第2半導体が配置され、
365nmの波長の光照射により、600nm以上680nm以下の波長範囲に発光ピーク波長を有するバンド端発光を示し、
バンド端発光純度が60%以上であって、
バンド端発光の内部量子収率が15%以上である半導体ナノ粒子。 - 前記半導体ナノ粒子の発光スペクトルにおける半値幅が、70nm以下である請求項11に記載の半導体ナノ粒子。
- 前記半導体ナノ粒子は、その表面がガリウムハロゲン化物により表面修飾されている請求項11又は12に記載の半導体ナノ粒子。
- 請求項11から13のいずれか1項に記載の半導体ナノ粒子を含む光変換部材と、半導体発光素子とを備える発光デバイス。
- 前記半導体発光素子は、LEDチップである請求項14に記載の発光デバイス。
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