Surfactant-tail control of CsPbBr3 nanocrystal morphology

Nanoscale Horiz. 2024 Feb 26;9(3):472-478. doi: 10.1039/d3nh00409k.

Abstract

CsPbBr3 nanocrystals (NCs) are promising optoelectronic and catalytic materials. Manipulating their morphology can improve their properties and stability. In this work, an alkene-derived zwitterionic ligand was used to control the morphology of CsPbBr3 NCs to yield the highly unusual rhombicuboctahedron morphology, showcasing the first example of a surfactant-tail controlled growth.