Synthesis of nanoparticles by microemulsion method is an area of considerable current
interest. Since the discovery of microemulsions, they have attained increasing significance …

Quantum‐dot‐sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) are a promising low‐cost alternative to existing
photovoltaic technologies such as crystalline silicon and thin inorganic films. The absorption …

The formation of semiconductor composites comprising multicomponent or multiphase
heterojunctions is a very effective strategy to design highly active photocatalyst systems …

Exploration of low‐cost and earth‐abundant photocatalysts for highly efficient solar
photocatalytic water splitting is of great importance. Although transition‐metal …

The emergence of semiconductor nanocrystals as the building blocks of nanotechnology
has opened up new ways to utilize them in next generation solar cells. This paper focuses …

The increasing energy demand in the near future will force us to seek environmentally clean
alternative energy resources. The emergence of nanomaterials as the new building blocks …

Unique electronic and chemical properties of metal nanoparticles have drawn the attention
of chemists, physicists, biologists, and engineers who wish to use them for the development …

Different-sized CdSe quantum dots have been assembled on TiO2 films composed of
particle and nanotube morphologies using a bifunctional linker molecule. Upon band-gap …

By using bifunctional surface modifiers (SH− R− COOH), CdSe quantum dots (QDs) have
been assembled onto mesoscopic TiO2 films. Upon visible light excitation, CdSe QDs inject …

The demand for clean energy technologies has spurred academic interest in new and
efficient ways to capture and store sunlight. 1-6 Concerted efforts are now being directed …