The field of nanocrystal quantum dots (QDs) is already more than 30 years old, and yet
continuing interest in these structures is driven by both the fascinating physics emerging …

Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) emitting in the infrared (IR) are promising building blocks for
numerous photonic, optoelectronic and biomedical applications owing to their low-cost …

Nonthermal plasmas have emerged as a viable synthesis technique for nanocrystal
materials. Inherently solvent and ligand-free, nonthermal plasmas offer the ability to …

Electrons are the workhorses of solar energy conversion. Conversion of the energy of light to
electricity in photovoltaics, or to energy-rich molecules (solar fuel) through photocatalytic …

Successfully designing an ideal solar cell requires an understanding of the fundamental
physics of photoexcited hot carriers (HCs) and the underlying mechanism of unique …

Femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy and microscopy were employed to study
exciton dynamics in suspended and Si3N4 substrate-supported monolayer and few-layer …

This paper presents a sandwich-structured CdS-Au-TiO2 nanorod array as the photoanode
in a photoelectrochemical cell (PEC) for hydrogen generation via splitting water. The gold …

Solar radiation is the most abundant renewable energy source, however, its overall
utilization remains inefficient as half of the energy is in the form of infrared (IR) light, which …

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 …

Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) are nanometer-sized particles of semiconductor dispersed
in a solvent with the aid of a stabilizing ligand. CQDs' physical dimensions and shape dictate …