Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) are nanoscale semiconductor crystals with surface ligands
that enable their dispersion in solvents. Quantum confinement effects facilitate wave function …

This review captures the synthesis, assembly, properties, and applications of copper
chalcogenide NCs, which have achieved significant research interest in the last decade due …

Postsynthetic chemical transformations of colloidal nanocrystals, such as ion-exchange
reactions, provide an avenue to compositional fine-tuning or to otherwise inaccessible …

Onion-like NiCo2 S4 particles with unique hollow structured shells are synthesized by a
sequential ion-exchange strategy. With the structural and compositional advantages, 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 …

Among the various postsynthesis treatments of colloidal nanocrystals that have been
developed to date, transformations by cation exchange have recently emerged as an …

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

Here, we demonstrate the successful synthesis of brightly emitting colloidal cesium lead
halide (CsPbX3, X= Cl, Br, I) nanowires (NWs) with uniform diameters and tunable …

Heavy-metal (Cd, Hg, and Pb)-containing semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) have been
explored widely due to their unique optical and electrical properties. However, the toxicity …

The development of nanomaterials for next generation photonic, optoelectronic, and
catalytic applications requires a robust synthetic toolkit for systematically tuning composition …