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

Nanomaterials have, by definition, one or more dimension in the nanometer scale (≤ 100
nm) range and subsequently show novel properties from their bulk materials. The synthesis …

The chemistry, material processing and fundamental understanding of colloidal
semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots) are advancing at an astounding rate, bringing …

We report on the state-of-the art synthesis and improved luminescence properties of thiol-
capped CdTe nanocrystals (NCs) synthesized in water. The optimized pH (12) and molar …

We report a two-step synthesis of highly luminescent CdS/ZnSe core/shell nanocrystals
(emission quantum yields up to 50%) that can produce efficient spatial separation of …

A strong electron–hole exchange interaction (EI) in semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) gives
rise to a large (up to tens of meV) splitting between optically active ('bright') and optically …

Applications of water-dispersible near-infrared (NIR)-emitting quantum dots (QDs) have
been hampered by their instability and low photoluminescence (PL) efficiencies. In this …

Tuning the luminescence of phosphors is extremely important in controlling and processing
light for active components of light sources, optical sensing, display devices, and …

In this work we present the preparation of highly luminescent anisotropic CdTe/CdSe
colloidal heteronanocrystals. The reaction conditions used (low temperature, slow precursor …

3-Mercaptopropionic acid stabilized CdTe/CdS core/shell quantum dots (QDs) were
prepared in an aqueous solution following the synthetic route of successive ion layer …