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 …

Germanium nanoparticles have excited scientists and engineers because of their size-
dependent optical properties and their potential applications in optoelectronics, biological …

We present a novel colloidal synthesis of alkyl-terminated Ge nanocrystals based on the
reduction of GeI4/GeI2 mixtures. The size of the nanocrystals (2.3− 11.3 nm) was controlled …

Abstract Germanium nanocrystals (Ge NCs) have recently attracted renewed scientific
interest as environmentally friendlier alternatives to classical II–VI and IV–VI QDs containing …

In this study, we synthesized Ge nanocrystals and studied the effects of variables such as
solvents, reducing agents, reaction temperature, and cap** ligands. The resulting …

Approaches for the catalytic oxidation of biomass-based 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) into
valuable chemicals are in great demand; however, their development is still challenging …

Germanium nanocrystals were synthesized by the hydride reduction of germanium
tetrachloride (GeCl4) in inverse micelles using hydride reducing agents including lithium …

Ge1–x Sn x alloys are among a small class of benign semiconductors with composition
tunable bandgaps in the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum. As the amount of Sn is increased, the …

We report the preparation of luminescent oxide-embedded germanium nanocrystals (Ge-
NC/GeO2) by the reductive thermal processing of polymers derived from phenyl …

We report a facile colloidal synthesis of tin–germanium (Sn–Ge) heterostructures in the form
of nanorods with a small aspect ratio of 1.5–3 and a length smaller than 50 nm. In the two …