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A great variety of high-quality inorganic nanocrystals are synthesized solely in hydrocarbon solvents in both academic and industrial settings on a daily basis, which is largely complicated by lack of simple precursors containing inorganic element(s) yet soluble in the reaction solvents at ambient temperatures. Here, we introduce a new strategy for preparing the precursors, namely inorganic (or element-containing organic) molecules dispersed in hydrocarbon (Vaseline-octadecene) gel. This strategy not only greatly expands spectra of potential precursors and their concentration range, but also simplifies synthetic system, enables automated large-scale synthesis, and minimizes environmental concerns.
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 22105165), and the Key Research and Development Program of Zhejiang Province (No. 2020C01001).