IP Library Granted Patent US 12681222
Granted Patent B2
US 12681222 · App. 17/596,483 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Semiconductor nanoparticle complex, semiconductor nanoparticle complex dispersion liquid, semiconductor nanoparticle complex composition, and semiconductor nanoparticle complex cured film

Inventors: Makoto Kido (Tosu, JP); Hirokazu Sasaki (Tosu, JP)
Assignee: SHOEI CHEMICAL INC.
G02B5/207C09K11/703G02B5/206B82Y20/00B82Y30/00B82Y40/00G02B2207/101
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Patent No.
US 12681222
App. No.
17/596,483
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a semiconductor nanoparticle complex in which two or more kinds of ligands including a ligand I and a ligand II are coordinated to a surface of a semiconductor nanoparticle. The ligands are each an organic ligand including an organic group and a coordinating group. The ligand I is a thiocarboxylic acid represented by the following general formula (1). The mole fraction of the ligand I in the ligands is 0.2 mol % to 35.0 mol %. General formula (1): HS—X—(COOH) n   (1) (In general formula (1), X is a (n+1)-valent hydrocarbon group, and n is a natural number of 1 to 3.) The present disclosure provides a semiconductor nanoparticle complex dispersible at a high mass fraction in a dispersion medium having polarity while a high fluorescence quantum yield (QY) of the semiconductor nanoparticle is retained.

Claims (33)

1 . A semiconductor nanoparticle complex dispersion liquid comprising a semiconductor nanoparticle complex dispersed in an organic dispersion medium, the semiconductor nanoparticle complex comprising two or more organic ligands including a ligand I coordinated to a surface of a semiconductor nanoparticle, wherein

an organic ligand of the two or more organic ligands is a ligand including an organic group and a coordinating group,

the ligand I is a thiocarboxylic acid represented by the following general formula (1),

a mole fraction of the ligand I in the two or more organic ligands is 0.20 mol % to 35.00 mol %, and

the organic dispersion medium is a polar organic dispersion medium,

general formula (1):

HS—X—(COOH) n   (1)

where X is a (n+1)-valent hydrocarbon group, and n is a natural number of 1 to 3.

2 . The semiconductor nanoparticle complex dispersion liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the ligand I comprises one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of thioglycolic acid, mercaptopropionic acid, mercaptohexanoic acid, mercaptoundecanoic acid, and thiomalic acid.

3 . The semiconductor nanoparticle complex dispersion liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the ligand I comprises one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of thioglycolic acid, mercaptopropionic acid, and thiomalic acid.

4 . The semiconductor nanoparticle complex dispersion liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the ligand I has a molecular weight of 300 or less.

5 . The semiconductor nanoparticle complex dispersion liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the two or more organic ligands further includes a polar ligand II having an SP value of 9.0 or more.

6 . The semiconductor nanoparticle complex dispersion liquid according to claim 5 , wherein the polar ligand II has an SP value of 9.3 or more.

7 . The semiconductor nanoparticle complex dispersion liquid according to claim 5 , wherein the polar ligand II has a molecular weight that is greater than a molecular weight of the ligand I.

8 . The semiconductor nanoparticle complex dispersion liquid according to claim 5 , wherein the polar ligand II includes an organic group and a coordinating group, and wherein the coordinating group of the polar ligand II is a carboxyl group or a mercapto group.

9 . The semiconductor nanoparticle complex dispersion liquid according to claim 5 , wherein the polar ligand II includes an organic group and a coordinating group, and wherein the organic group of the polar ligand II includes an ether bond or an ester bond.

10 . The semiconductor nanoparticle complex dispersion liquid according to claim 5 , wherein the two or more organic ligands further includes an aliphatic ligand.

11 . The semiconductor nanoparticle complex dispersion liquid according to claim 10 , wherein the aliphatic ligand comprises one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of aliphatic thiols, aliphatic carboxylic acids, aliphatic amines, aliphatic phosphines, and aliphatic phosphine oxides.

12 . The semiconductor nanoparticle complex dispersion liquid according to claim 10 , wherein a molar ratio of the aliphatic ligand to the polar ligand II (aliphatic ligand/polar ligand II) is 0.10 to 5.00.

13 . The semiconductor nanoparticle complex dispersion liquid according to claim 10 , wherein a molar ratio of the aliphatic ligand to the polar ligand II (aliphatic ligand/polar ligand II) is 0.10 to 3.00.

14 . The semiconductor nanoparticle complex dispersion liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor nanoparticle comprises a core-shell structure having a core and a shell covering at least part of the core, and wherein the shell comprises.

15 . The semiconductor nanoparticle complex dispersion liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor nanoparticle includes indium and phosphorus.

16 . The semiconductor nanoparticle complex dispersion liquid according to claim 1 , wherein a quantum yield of the semiconductor nanoparticle complex is 85% or higher.

17 . The semiconductor nanoparticle complex according to claim 1 , wherein a full width at half maximum of an emission spectrum of the semiconductor nanoparticle complex is 38 nm or less.

18 . A semiconductor nanoparticle complex composition comprising a semiconductor nanoparticle complex dispersed in a dispersion medium, wherein

the dispersion medium is a polar organic dispersion medium comprising a monomer or a prepolymer,

the semiconductor nanoparticle complex comprises two or more organic ligands including a ligand I coordinated to a surface of a semiconductor nanoparticle,

an organic ligand of the two or more organic ligands is a ligand including an organic group and a coordinating group,

the ligand I is a thiocarboxylic acid represented by the following general formula (1), and

a mole fraction of the ligand I in the two or more organic ligands is 0.20 mol % to 35.00 mol %,

general formula (1):

HS—X—(COOH) n   (1)

where X is a (n+1)-valent hydrocarbon group, and n is a natural number of 1 to 3.