The subject of this review is the colloidal quantum dot (QD) and specifically the interaction of
the QD with proximate molecules. It covers various functions of these molecules, including (i) …

Because of the strong spatial confinement of electronic wave functions and reduced
dielectric screening, the effects of carrier-carrier Coulomb interactions are greatly enhanced …

Bio‐nano hybrids with methanogens and nano‐semiconductors provide an innovative
strategy for solar‐driven CO2‐to‐CH4 conversion; however, the efficiency mismatch …

Understanding the nature and dynamics of the photo-induced transients of all-inorganic
perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) is key to their exploitation in potential applications. In order to …

Femtosecond transient absorption in the visible and infrared spectral ranges has been
applied to study carrier dynamics and mechanisms for resonant optical nonlinearities in …

As the size of material becomes equal to or falls below the nanometer length scale that
characterizes the motion of its electrons and thus its properties, the latter become sensitive …

This Perspective reviews strategies for tuning the surface chemistry of colloidal
semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots, QDs) to function as photoredox catalysts or …

One consequence of strong spatial confinement of electronic wave functions in ultrasmall
semiconductor nanocrystals is a great enhancement of carrier− carrier interactions, which …

The liquid junction dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) has reached laboratory solar
efficiencies of 11%. In contrast, the semiconductor-sensitized analogue (SSSC) has, up to …

This article reviews the mechanisms through which molecules adsorbed to the surfaces of
semiconductor nanocrystals, quantum dots (QDs), influence the pathways for and dynamics …