Nanocrystals (NCs) are one of the few nanotechnologies to have attained mass market
applications with their use as light sources for displays. This success relies on Cd-and In …

This review summarizes traditional and recent nonconventional, bioinspired, methods for the
aqueous synthesis of colloidal semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). The basic chemistry …

The synthesis of nanoparticles with particular compositions and structures can lead to
nanoparticles with notable physicochemical properties, thus promoting their use in various …

Nonpyrophoric aminophosphines reacted with indium (III) halides in the presence of zinc
chloride have emerged as promising phosphorus precursors in the synthesis of colloidal …

Semiconductor nanocrystals are tiny light-emitting particles on the nanometer scale.
Researchers have studied these particles intensely and have developed them for broad …

Heteroepitaxial modification of nanomaterials has become a powerful means to create novel
functionalities for various applications. One of the most elementary factors in heteroepitaxial …

Colloidal heteronanocrystals (HNCs) can be regarded as solution-grown inorganic–organic
hybrid nanomaterials, since they consist of inorganic nanoparticles that are coated with a …

We have recently synthesized atomically flat semiconductor colloidal nanoplatelets with
quasi 2D geometry. Here, we show that core/shell nanoplatelets can be obtained with a 2D …

At a single-molecule level, fluorophore emission intensity fluctuates between bright and dark
states. These fluctuations, known as blinking, limit the use of fluorophores in single-molecule …

In recent decades, quantum dots (QDs) with tunable bandgap, large absorption coefficient,
high quantum yield, multiexciton effect, and easy solution processing have unparalleled …