Organic ligands are essential in the growth of monodisperse colloidal inorganic nanocrystals and can be leveraged to create a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Inorganic nanocrystals coated with surfactant-like organic molecules have a vast range of properties that arise from the combination of the individual components. In this Review, we discuss the role that the tails of the organic ligands play in the synthesis and properties of colloidal nanocrystals, particularly the collective effects of the organic ligands on the surface. Ligand–ligand interactions influence the thermodynamic and kinetic properties of the nanocrystals, as well as alter their colloidal stability. These interactions should inform the conceptualization of new nanocrystal syntheses as they influence the surface energy of the colloid, and these interactions should play a role in subsequent assembly strategies to prepare nanocrystal superlattices, which are driven by interparticle interactions.

有机配体在单分散胶体无机纳米晶体的生长中是必不可少的，并且可以用来产生各种形状和尺寸。涂有类似表面活性剂的有机分子的无机纳米晶体具有广泛的特性，这些特性源于各个组分的组合。在这篇综述中，我们讨论了有机配体尾部在胶体纳米晶体的合成和性质中所起的作用，特别是有机配体在表面上的集体效应。配体-配体相互作用影响纳米晶体的热力学和动力学性质，并改变它们的胶体稳定性。这些相互作用应该为新纳米晶体合成的概念化提供信息，因为它们会影响胶体的表面能，