Lasers and optical amplifiers based on solution-processable materials have been long-
desired devices for their compatibility with virtually any substrate, scalability, and ease of …

Semiconductor nanocrystals represent a promising class of solution-processable optical-
gain media that can be manipulated via inexpensive, easily scalable colloidal techniques …

Owing to their tunable band gap, high absorption coefficient, narrow emission linewidths
and unrestricted composition, InP-based colloidal quantum dots (QDs) have become …

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) combine the superior light-emission characteristics of
quantum-confined semiconductors with the chemical flexibility of molecular systems. These …

In the past decades, great strides have been made in the synthesis of hybrid nanocrystals
(HNCs) consisting of two or more disparate subunits (such as metals and/or …

Organic–inorganic lead-halide perovskites have been the subject of recent intense interest
due to their unusually strong photovoltaic performance. A new addition to the perovskite …

Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) have been generating substantial interest due to their unique
properties, which include high quantum efficiency, high color purity, low-cost solution …

Luminescent solar concentrators serving as semitransparent photovoltaic windows could
become an important element in net zero energy consumption buildings of the future …

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