Nanochemistry and nanomaterials provide numerous opportunities for a new generation of
photovoltaics with high solar energy conversion efficiencies at low fabrication cost. Quantum …

Quantum dots (QDs) are nanocrystals made of semiconductors, which exhibit intriguing
electronic transitions that resemble single atom behavior. Due to their unique, size-tunable …

Hybrid functional materials, constituting both inorganic and organic components, are
considered potential platforms for applications in extremely diverse fields such as optics …

The ability to upconvert two low energy photons into one high energy photon has potential
applications in solar energy, biological imaging, and data storage. In this Letter, CdSe and …

A new and efficient procedure for ligand exchange on core− shell fluorescent nanocrystals is
reported. The process involves the reaction of carbon disulfide with a ligand containing an …

This critical review discusses specific preparation and characterization methods applied to
hybrid materials consisting of π-conjugated polymers (or oligomers) and semiconductor …

The paper reviews recent progress on chiral nanocrystal assemblies with induced optical
chirality and related circular dichroism. Many natural molecules and biomolecules are chiral …

Luminescent colloidal quantum dots (QDs) possess numerous advantages as fluorophores
in biological applications. However, a principal challenge is how to retain the desirable …

This paper describes a solvothermal approach to synthesize CuInS2 quantum dots (QDs)
and demonstrates their application as a potential electron accepting material for polymer …

A great effort has been focused for last years on development of low-cost solar cells. One
alternative is a new generation of photovoltaic cells, based on hybrid polymer …