Colloidal nanocrystals are successfully used as nanoscale building blocks for creating
hierarchical solids with structures that range from amorphous networks to sophisticated …

Semi-conducting nanoplatelets are two-dimensional nanoparticles whose thickness is in the
nanometer range and controlled at the atomic level. They have come up as a new category …

Ag2Te is one of the most promising semiconductors with a narrow band gap and low toxicity;
however, it remains a challenge to tune the emission of Ag2Te quantum dots (QDs) …

Plasmonic nanocrystals in close-packed assemblies exhibit collective optical resonance and
strongly concentrated electric fields due to coupling. The spectral red-shift from the localized …

The size-dependent and collective physical properties of nanocrystals (NCs) and their self-
assembled superlattices (SLs) enable the study of mesoscale phenomena and the design of …

Realizing tunable functional materials with built-in nanoscale heat flow directionality
represents a significant challenge that could advance thermal management strategies. Here …

Lead chalcogenide colloidal quantum dots are one of the most promising materials to
revolutionize the field of short-wavelength infrared optoelectronics due to their bandgap …

Ordered assemblies of inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) have shown tremendous potential for
wide applications due to their unique collective properties, which differ from those of …

Porous superstructures are characterized by a large surface area and efficient molecular
transport. Although methods aimed at generating porous superstructures from nanocrystals …

The self-assembly of nanocrystals (NCs) into close-packed, ordered superlattices (SLs) is of
broad, engineering interest. The coherent orientation of polyhedral nanocrystals within NC …