Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have
become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape …

This review serves to document advances in the synthesis, versatile bonding, and reactivity
of molecular main group metal hydrides within Groups 1, 2, and 12–16. Particular attention …

Inspired by nanoscience and nanoengineering, numerous nanostructured materials
developed by multidisciplinary approaches exhibit excellent photoelectronic properties …

Nanocrystals (NCs) are one of the few nanotechnologies to have attained mass market
applications with their use as light sources for displays. This success relies on Cd-and In …

Wavefunction engineering using intraband transition is the most versatile strategy for the
design of infrared devices. To date, this strategy is nevertheless limited to epitaxially grown …

Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) with a band gap tunable in the mid-wave infrared (MWIR)
region provide a cheap alternative to epitaxial commercial photodetectors such as HgCdTe …

Commercial infrared (IR) photodetectors based on epitaxial growth inorganic
semiconductors, eg InGaAs and HgCdTe, suffer from high fabrication cost, poor compatibility …

Ultraviolet detection is overriding priority in many military and civilian fields. A photodetector
can be effectively enhanced by introducing piezo‐phototronic effect, pyro‐phototronic effect …

This review is focused on new concepts and recent progress in the development of three
major quantum dot (QD) based optoelectronic devices: photovoltaic cells, photodetectors …

Metallic nanoparticles such as silver and gold show localized surface plasmon resonances
(LSPRs), which are associated with near-field enhancement effects in the vicinity of …