Nanocrystals (NCs) discussed in this Review are tiny crystals of metals, semiconductors,
and magnetic material consisting of hundreds to a few thousand atoms each. Their size …

The field of nanocatalysis (in which nanoparticles are used to catalyze reactions) has
undergone an exponential growth during the past decade. Two types of studies have been …

Nanocrystals offer a unique platform for tailoring the physicochemical properties of solid
materials to enhance their performances in various applications. While most work on …

Colloidal core/shell nanocrystals contain at least two semiconductor materials in an
onionlike structure. The possibility to tune the basic optical properties of the core …

Among the various postsynthesis treatments of colloidal nanocrystals that have been
developed to date, transformations by cation exchange have recently emerged as an …

Emerging applications based on optical beams carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM)
will probably require photonic integrated devices and circuits for miniaturization, improved …

Lead halide perovskite (LHP) nanocrystals (NCs) have recently garnered enhanced
development efforts from research disciplines owing to their superior optical and …

Key limitations of the colloidal semiconductor nanorods that have been reported so far are a
significant distribution of lengths and diameters as well as the presence of irregular shapes …

CdS photocorrosion seriously impeded its application in photocatalysis, especially for water
splitting. Here we report new strategies to improve CdS photocorrosion resistance properties …

Hybrid nanostructures are a class of materials that are typically composed of two or more
different components, in which each component has at least one dimension on the …