Equation 5 indicates that 𝐸 corresponds to the energetic difference between ligand-ligand interaction (for aggregated NCs in the solid state) and ligand-solvent interaction (for dispersed NCs in solution). This is in full agreement with our previous studies , concluding that the dispersion of NCs in common organic solvents is predominantly determined by the ligand-ligand interaction. At the same time, the entropy of dispersion is obtained: ∆𝑆 = 1.07 kJ • mol • K which arises from the change in conformational entropy of the ligands.