The development of electronics is increasingly dependent on low-cost, flexible, solution-
processed semiconductors. Colloidal quantum dots are solution-processed semiconducting …

Molten-salt synthesis (MSS) method becomes an excellent bottom-up synthesis technique of
nanomaterials with various chemical compositions and morphologies because of its …

Versatile chemical transformations of surface functional groups in two-dimensional transition-
metal carbides (MXenes) open up a previously unexplored design space for this broad class …

Nanolaminated materials are important because of their exceptional properties and wide
range of applications. Here, we demonstrate a general approach to synthesizing a series of …

The surface and interface chemistry are of significance on controlling the properties of two-
dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes). Numerous efforts have been …

Due to their enhanced thermophysical properties, nanofluids have great potential for
improving heat-transfer efficiency. Nanofluids are employed in various thermal applications …

To compete with conventional heat-to-power technologies, such as thermal power plants,
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) must meet the electricity demand round the clock even if …

Nanomaterials (NMs) with unique structures and compositions can give rise to exotic
physicochemical properties and applications. Despite the advancement in solution-based …

InP quantum dots (QDs) are typical III–V group semiconductor nanocrystals that feature
large excitonic Bohr radius and high carrier mobility. The merits of InP QDs include large …

Precise microscale patterning is a prerequisite to incorporate the emerging colloidal metal
halide perovskite nanocrystals into advanced, integrated optoelectronic platforms for …