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

Spintronics, or spin electronics, involves the study of active control and manipulation of spin
degrees of freedom in solid-state systems. This article reviews the current status of this …

Hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites have emerged as a new class of semiconductors that
exhibit excellent performance as active layers in photovoltaic solar cells. These compounds …

Experimental and theoretical progress toward quantum computation with spins in quantum
dots (QDs) is reviewed, with particular focus on QDs formed in GaAs heterostructures, on …

Manipulation of solid-state spin coherence is an important paradigm for quantum information
processing. Current systems either operate at very low temperatures or are difficult to scale …

This article reviews the current status of spin dynamics in semiconductors which has
achieved much progress in the recent years due to the fast growing field of semiconductor …

The vast technological potential of nanocrystalline materials, as well as current intense
interest in the physics and chemistry of nanoscale phenomena, has led to explosive growth …

The interplay between light and matter is the basis of many fundamental processes and
various applications. Harnessing light–matter interactions in principle allows operation of …

The defining attribute of a diluted magnetic semiconductor (DMS) is the existence of dopant−
carrier magnetic exchange interactions. In this letter, we report the first direct observation of …

Zinc-blende CdSe, CdS, and CdSe/CdS core/shell nanocrystals with a structure-matched
shape (cube-shaped, edge length≤ 30 nm) are synthesized via a universal scheme. With …