METHODS FOR CREATING LIGAND INDUCED PARAMAGNETISM IN NANOCRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES

摘要

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 nanoparticle having a d10 configuration for altering a magnetic property of the nanoparticle, wherein the nanoparticle has a mean radius of less than about 50 Å.