Faceted-Charge Patchy LnF3 Nanocrystals with a Selective Solvent Interaction

Angewandte Chemie
Jordi Martínez-EsaínSusagna Ricart

Abstract

A fast and single-step preparation of patchy LnF3 faceted-charge nanocrystals are described. These hexagonal faceted nanocrystals allow the spontaneous selective adsorption of cations or anions in the different faces, producing stable and well-defined patches of different charge. The mechanism for the formation of the patches and the properties of the obtained nanocrystals were characterized by a combination of experimental techniques and all-atomic molecular dynamics simulations. The spontaneous dual-charged surface as well as the luminescence effects that can be achieved by doping host-LaF3 systems make these new nanocrystals interesting both from a fundamental point of view and for a wide range of applications.

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