Owing to their tunable band gap, high absorption coefficient, narrow emission linewidths
and unrestricted composition, InP-based colloidal quantum dots (QDs) have become …

Traditional treatment approaches for cancer involve intravenous chemotherapy or other
forms of drug delivery. These therapeutic measures suffer from several limitations such as …

Research related to the development and application of luminescent nanoparticles (LNPs)
for chemical and biological analysis and imaging is flourishing. Novel materials and new …

This review article deals with the concepts, principles and applications of visible-light and
near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) in in vitro …

Near infrared (NIR) luminescent materials are an exciting playground for
telecommunications, biosciences and solar energy conversion. In particular, transition metal …

Carbon dots, an emerging class within the carbon allotrope family, have gained significant
attention largely due to their versatile and tunable physico-chemical and optical properties …

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are widely used in optoelectronic catalysis, biological
imaging, and ion probes owing to their low toxicity, stable photoluminescence, and ease of …

Peptide–and protein–nanoparticle conjugates have emerged as powerful tools for
biomedical applications, enabling the treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of disease. In …

Infrared technologies provide tremendous value to our modern-day society. The need for
easy-to-fabricate, solution-processable, tunable infrared active optoelectronic materials has …

Luminescence thermometry has emerged as a very versatile optical technique for remote
temperature measurements, exhibiting a wide range of applicability spanning from …