Colloidal quantum dots as platforms for quantum information science

CR Kagan, LC Bassett, CB Murray… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) are nanoscale semiconductor crystals with surface ligands
that enable their dispersion in solvents. Quantum confinement effects facilitate wave function …

Design Principles for Trap-Free CsPbX3 Nanocrystals: Enumerating and Eliminating Surface Halide Vacancies with Softer Lewis Bases

DP Nenon, K Pressler, J Kang… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We introduce a general surface passivation mechanism for cesium lead halide perovskite
materials (CsPbX3, X= Cl, Br, I) that is supported by a combined experimental and …

Designing the surfaces of semiconductor quantum dots for colloidal photocatalysis

EA Weiss - ACS Energy Letters, 2017 - ACS Publications
This Perspective reviews strategies for tuning the surface chemistry of colloidal
semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots, QDs) to function as photoredox catalysts or …

Enhancing the rate of quantum-dot-photocatalyzed carbon–carbon coupling by tuning the composition of the dot's ligand shell

Z Zhang, K Edme, S Lian, EA Weiss - Journal of the American …, 2017 - ACS Publications
This Communication describes the photoredox catalysis of a C–C coupling reaction
between 1-phenylpyrrolidine (PhPyr) and phenyl trans-styryl sulfone by visible-light …

Stand-Alone CdS Nanocrystals for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction with High Efficiency and Selectivity

YX Feng, HJ Wang, JW Wang, W Zhang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The development of a cost-effective photocatalyst is highly anticipated to achieve efficient
photocatalytic CO2 reduction with superior selectivity, which is still facing the lack of valid …

Challenges in colloidal photocatalysis and some strategies for addressing them

MS Kodaimati, KP McClelland, C He, S Lian… - Inorganic …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals, or “quantum dots”(QDs), have several optical and
chemical properties that give them the potential to enable nonincremental increases in the …

Purification technologies for colloidal nanocrystals

Y Shen, MY Gee, AB Greytak - Chemical Communications, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Almost all applications of colloidal nanocrystals require some type of purification or surface
modification process following nanocrystal growth. Nanocrystal purification–the separation …

Encapsulation of CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals by a Tripodal Amine Markedly Improves Photoluminescence and Stability Concomitantly via Anion Defect Elimination

J Pradhan, P Moitra, Umesh, B Das… - Chemistry of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Photoluminescence of halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) quenches rapidly due to
ambient instability, inherent trap states, and imperfect ligand–NC passivation. We report a …

Bright and Stable ZnSeTe Core/Shell Quantum Dots Enabled by Surface Passivation with Organozinc Halide Ligands

BJ Lee, TY Kim, I Kim, JY Ryu, S Jung… - Chemistry of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Improving the quantum yield and stability of environmentally friendly colloidal quantum dots
(CQDs) is crucial for next-generation commercial optoelectronics. Recent research suggests …

Boosting the Near-Infrared Emission of Ag2S Nanoparticles by a Controllable Surface Treatment for Bioimaging Applications

IZ Gutierrez, C Gerke, Y Shen… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ag2S nanoparticles are the staple for high-resolution preclinical imaging and sensing owing
to their photochemical stability, low toxicity, and photoluminescence (PL) in the second near …