By engineering chemically identical but structurally distinct materials into intricate and
sophisticated polytypic nanostructures, which often surpass their pure phase objects and …

Conspectus Pairs of coupled quantum dots with controlled coupling between the two
potential wells serve as an extremely rich system, exhibiting a plethora of optical …

Orthogonal upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have received increasing research
attention due to their unique optical performance. However, the establishment of the …

Mastery over the shape of a colloidal nanocrystal has proven to be a powerful tool to control
its properties and broaden the range of applications. This is particularly relevant in the case …

We describe the use of a layer-by-layer hierarchical nanostructure to exploit the synergy of
different lanthanide ions for converting single wavelength excitation into emissions spanning …

Characterized by their strong 1D confinement and long‐lifetime red‐shifted emission
spectra, colloidal nanoplatelets (NPLs) with type‐II electronic structure provide an exciting …

Upconversion is a nonlinear process in which two, or more, long wavelength photons are
converted to a shorter wavelength photon. It holds great promise for bioimaging, enabling …

Colloidal type-II heterostructures are believed to be a promising solution-processed gain
medium given their spatially separated electrons and holes for the suppression of Auger …

Nanoscale tetrapods were synthesized with independently tunable core and arm sizes and
aspect ratios from a spectrum of quantum dot seeds, including ZnTe, CuInS2, InP, InP/ZnS …

Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) have emerged as promising candidates for solution‐
processed optical gain materials. Despite the substantial progress made with Cd or Pb …