With the increasing demand for near-infrared (NIR) detection in the fields of automation,
military industry, communications and medical health, how to develop novel high quality and …

Group IV metal chalcogenides (group IV MCs) have garnered significant attention from
scientific fraternity owing to their distinct structural features and interesting electronic …

Featured Application Colloidal PbS quantum dots (QDs) that show a strong quantum
confinement effect have potential towards photovoltaic application. Promising constant …

We demonstrate a low-temperature synthesis of ultrasmall (< 2 nm) HgTe quantum dots
(QDs) with superlative optical properties in the near and shortwave infrared. The tunable …

Although near-infrared phosphor-converted light-emitting diodes (NIR pc-LEDs) are desired
for non-visible light source applications, the design of broadband NIR phosphors remains a …

A short-wave infrared (SWIR) photodetector requires robust performance and cost-
effectiveness due to its utilization in military and civilian applications. Lead sulfide quantum …

The PbS colloidal quantum dots (CQDs), with the advantages of a strong quantum
confinement effect and broad range adjustable in photoluminescence, have been paid much …

Enhanced and balanced carrier injection is essential to achieve highly efficient green indium
phosphide (InP) quantum dot light-emitting diodes (QLEDs). However, due to the poor …

This chapter deals with II–VI ZnS, ZnSe, and CdS quantum dots (QD) photodiodes (PDs),
specializing in the ultraviolet-visible range. It covers their synthesis methods, including those …

Nanocrystalline samples of highly pure lead oxide were prepared by the sol-gel route of
synthesis. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopic techniques confirmed the …