Alloyed semiconductor nanocrystals with broad tunable band gaps

Abstract
Nearly monodisperse alloyed (CuInS2)x(ZnS)1−xnanocrystals with cubic and hexagonal phases were successfully synthesized for the first time, and the band gaps of these alloyed nanocrystals can be tuned in the broad range of 1.5 to 3.7 eV by changing the ratio of CuInS2 to ZnS.