Provided is a method of producing semiconductor nanoparticles exhibiting band-edge emission with a short emission peak wavelength. The method of producing semiconductor nanoparticles comprises: obtaining a first mixture that contains a Ag salt, an In salt, a compound containing Ga and S, and an organic solvent; and performing a heat treatment of the first mixture at a temperature in a range of 125° C. or higher and 300° C. or lower to obtain first semiconductor nanoparticles.

The present disclosure relates to a nanomaterial, a light-emitting diode device, and a preparation method thereof. The nanomaterial includes a ZnO nanoparticle and an In.sub.2O.sub.3 shell layer covering a surface of the ZnO nanoparticle. In the present disclosure, the In.sub.2O.sub.3 shell layer are coated on the surface of the ZnO nanoparticle to form a ZnO@ In.sub.2O.sub.3 core shell structure, that is, prepare the nanomaterial. In the present disclosure, In.sub.2O.sub.3 having a wide bandgap is used as a shell layer to cover a semiconductor ZnO nanoparticle having a relatively narrow bandgap, which can effectively passivate the surface of the ZnO nanoparticle to reduce the surface defects and relieve lattice mismatch. Meanwhile, holes may be effectively blocked from being transported from a light-emitting layer to a cathode to improve the recombination efficiency of electrons and holes on the light-emitting layer. Thus, the light-emitting performance of the light-emitting device may be improved.

The present disclosure relates to a nanomaterial, a light-emitting diode device, and a preparation method thereof. The nanomaterial includes a ZnO nanoparticle and an In.sub.2O.sub.3 shell layer covering a surface of the ZnO nanoparticle. In the present disclosure, the In.sub.2O.sub.3 shell layer are coated on the surface of the ZnO nanoparticle to form a ZnO@ In.sub.2O.sub.3 core shell structure, that is, prepare the nanomaterial. In the present disclosure, In.sub.2O.sub.3 having a wide bandgap is used as a shell layer to cover a semiconductor ZnO nanoparticle having a relatively narrow bandgap, which can effectively passivate the surface of the ZnO nanoparticle to reduce the surface defects and relieve lattice mismatch. Meanwhile, holes may be effectively blocked from being transported from a light-emitting layer to a cathode to improve the recombination efficiency of electrons and holes on the light-emitting layer. Thus, the light-emitting performance of the light-emitting device may be improved.

A method of manufacturing of an ink (100) composition comprises a biphasic ligand exchange process. A first phase liquid (10) comprising a nonpolar solvent (11) with a colloidal suspension of nanoparticles (1) that are capped with a shell of non polar ligands (2) is contacted with a second phase liquid (20) comprising a polar solvent (21) with second ligand (3). The second ligand comprises at least one surface binding head group that has an affinity for binding to the nanoparticle; and an ionically charged tail group. The second ligands displace the first ligands to form a dispersion of the nanoparticles that are capped with a shell of the second ligands in the second phase liquid. The nanoparticles can be separated from the second phase liquid. The separated nanoparticles can be (re)dispersed in a printable liquid medium, e.g. used for printing a photoactive layer.

A method of manufacturing of an ink (100) composition comprises a biphasic ligand exchange process. A first phase liquid (10) comprising a nonpolar solvent (11) with a colloidal suspension of nanoparticles (1) that are capped with a shell of non polar ligands (2) is contacted with a second phase liquid (20) comprising a polar solvent (21) with second ligand (3). The second ligand comprises at least one surface binding head group that has an affinity for binding to the nanoparticle; and an ionically charged tail group. The second ligands displace the first ligands to form a dispersion of the nanoparticles that are capped with a shell of the second ligands in the second phase liquid. The nanoparticles can be separated from the second phase liquid. The separated nanoparticles can be (re)dispersed in a printable liquid medium, e.g. used for printing a photoactive layer.

The present invention is directed to methods of preparing metal sulfide, metal selenide, or metal sulfide/selenide nanoparticles and the products derived therefrom. In various embodiments, the nanoparticles are derived from the reaction between precursor metal salts and certain sulfur- and/or selenium-containing precursors each independently having a structure of Formula (I), (II), or (III), or an isomer, salt, or tautomer thereof, where Q.sup.1,Q.sup.2,Q.sup.3,R.sup.1,R.sup.2,R.sup.3,R.sup.5, and X are defined within the specification.

A light-emitting device and an electronic apparatus including the light-emitting device are provided. The light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an interlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The interlayer includes an emission layer, a hole transport region between the first electrode and the emission layer, and an electron transport region between the emission layer and the second electrode. The emission layer includes a first quantum dot, the hole transport region includes a second quantum dot, and the electron transport region includes a third quantum dot. The first quantum dot to the third quantum dot may be understood by referring to the description of the first quantum dot to the third quantum dot provided herein.

The present invention firstly relates to a security feature for a security or value document. The security feature comprises a zinc sulfide lurninophore in the form of particles. The zinc sulfide lurninophore has the general chemical formula ZnS: Cu.sub.x, M.sub.y, X.sub.z; here, M represents one or more elements from a group comprising the chemical elements Co, In and Ni; X represents one or more elements from a group comprising the halides F, Cl, Br and I; and the following applies: 0 < x < 0.002 and 0 ≤ y < 0.00015 and 0 ≤ z < 0.00050. The particles each have cubic phase portions and hexagonal phase portions. When excited by an electrical field, the zinc sulfide luminophore emits a first radiation in the range of the light spectrum between 580 nm and 780 nm. When excited by heating the luminophore to a temperature between 100° C. and 150° C., the zinc sulfide luminophore emits a second radiation in the light spectrum. Furthermore, the invention relates to a security and value document, which may for example be a bank note or a passport, an identity card, a driving license or a postage stamp. The invention also relates to a method for detecting and/or verifying the security feature according to the invention.

An article that includes a fluorescent composition having at least one of a fluorescent sensor compound and organic reporter molecules encapsulated in a microsphere structure. When encapsulated, the fluorescent sensor compound and the organic reporter molecules are distributed in a liquid organic matrix. When non-encapsulated, the remaining one of the fluorescent sensor compound and the organic reporter molecules reside in the matrix. In response to a force applied to the composition sufficient to break at least a portion of the microsphere structure, the fluorescent sensor compound and the organic reporter molecules are transformed into a non-reversible fluorescent state exhibiting a quantum yield greater than 0.2. The fluorescent state is objectively visually verifiable without physically contacting the composition.

An article that includes a fluorescent composition having at least one of a fluorescent sensor compound and organic reporter molecules encapsulated in a microsphere structure. When encapsulated, the fluorescent sensor compound and the organic reporter molecules are distributed in a liquid organic matrix. When non-encapsulated, the remaining one of the fluorescent sensor compound and the organic reporter molecules reside in the matrix. In response to a force applied to the composition sufficient to break at least a portion of the microsphere structure, the fluorescent sensor compound and the organic reporter molecules are transformed into a non-reversible fluorescent state exhibiting a quantum yield greater than 0.2. The fluorescent state is objectively visually verifiable without physically contacting the composition.