Energy transfer with semiconductor quantum dot bioconjugates: a versatile platform for biosensing, energy harvesting, and other develo** applications

N Hildebrandt, CM Spillmann, WR Algar, T Pons… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Luminescent semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are one of the more popular nanomaterials
currently utilized within biological applications. However, what is not widely appreciated is …

Semiconducting quantum dots for artificial photosynthesis

XB Li, CH Tung, LZ Wu - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2018 - nature.com
Sunlight is our most abundant, clean and inexhaustible energy source. However, its diffuse
and intermittent nature makes it difficult to use directly, suggesting that we should instead …

Rich landscape of colloidal semiconductor–metal hybrid nanostructures: synthesis, synergetic characteristics, and emerging applications

Y Ben-Shahar, D Stone, U Banin - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nanochemistry provides powerful synthetic tools allowing one to combine different materials
on a single nanostructure, thus unfolding numerous possibilities to tailor their properties …

MoS2/CdS Nanosheets-on-Nanorod Heterostructure for Highly Efficient Photocatalytic H2 Generation under Visible Light Irradiation

XL Yin, LL Li, WJ Jiang, Y Zhang, X Zhang… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Semiconductor-based photocatalytic H2 generation as a direct approach of converting solar
energy to fuel is attractive for tackling the global energy and environmental issues but still …

Photocatalytic production of hydrogen from biomass-derived feedstocks

AV Puga - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
The application of photocatalysis for the utilisation of sunlight energy is intensely
investigated in present times, particularly in prospect of generating solar fuels by hydrogen …

Designing the surfaces of semiconductor quantum dots for colloidal photocatalysis

EA Weiss - ACS Energy Letters, 2017 - ACS Publications
This Perspective reviews strategies for tuning the surface chemistry of colloidal
semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots, QDs) to function as photoredox catalysts or …

Quantum dot-decorated semiconductor micro-and nanoparticles: A review of their synthesis, characterization and application in photocatalysis

B Bajorowicz, MP Kobylański, A Gołąbiewska… - Advances in colloid and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Quantum dot (QD)-decorated semiconductor micro-and nanoparticles are a new class of
functional nanomaterials that have attracted considerable interest for their unique structural …

N-doped carbon dots/CdS hybrid photocatalyst that responds to visible/near-infrared light irradiation for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production

W Shi, F Guo, M Li, Y Shi, Y Tang - Separation and Purification Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
The development of photocatalysts that harvest broad range of wavelengths from visible
(Vis) to near-infrared (NIR) light region remains a high-priority target yet great challenge. In …

Transforming energy using quantum dots

H Lu, Z Huang, MS Martinez, JC Johnson… - Energy & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) have emerged as versatile and efficient scaffolds to absorb
light and then manipulate, direct, and convert that energy into other useful forms of energy …

Mechanistic insights into the influence of surface ligands on quantum dots for photocatalysis

Y Chen, S Yu, XB Fan, LZ Wu, Y Zhou - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Quantum dots are promising semiconductor nanocrystals in the field of photocatalysis owing
to their unique properties in contrast to bulk semiconductors. Surface ligands, the molecules …