The design of nanoparticles is critical for their efficient use in many applications ranging from
biomedicine to sensing and energy. While shape and size are responsible for the properties …

Since the advent of photocatalytic technology, scientists have been searching for
semiconductor materials with high efficiency in solar energy utilization and conversion to …

This review captures the synthesis, assembly, properties, and applications of copper
chalcogenide NCs, which have achieved significant research interest in the last decade due …

We review the synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals/colloidal quantum dots in organic
solvents with special emphasis on earth-abundant and toxic heavy metal free compounds …

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

Approximately 1.7 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed this year in the United
States leading to 600 000 deaths. Patient survival rates are highly correlated with the stage …

The successful transition of any nanocrystal-based product from the research phase to the
commercial arena hinges on the ability to produce the required nanomaterial on large …

Copper-doped semiconductors are classic phosphor materials that have been used in a
variety of applications for many decades. Colloidal copper-doped semiconductor …

Materials and apparatus: Fresh chicken eggs were purchased from local markets. The egg
white and yolk were well separated by an egg separator prior to use. Solvents including …

We review the field of multinary metal chalcogenide nanocrystals, which has gained strongly
increasing interest in the quest for novel narrow band gap semiconductors. Small (2–4 nm) …