Methods for creating ligand induced paramagnetism in nanocrystalline structures

• Main Authors: Van Buuren Anthony W, Lee Jonathan R. I, Terminello Louis J, Meulenberg Robert W
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 13.12.2016
• Subjects: ADHESIVES; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CHEMISTRY; DYES; ELECTRICITY; INDUCTANCES; MAGNETS; MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FORELSEWHERE; METALLURGY; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS; MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS; NATURAL RESINS; PAINTS; POLISHES; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; TRANSFORMERS

A method according to one general embodiment includes applying an organic surfactant to a nanoparticle having a d10 configuration for altering a magnetic property of the nanoparticle. A method according to another general embodiment includes applying an organic surfactant to a II-VI semiconductor na...