Charge Transfer from Quantum-Confined 0D, 1D, and 2D Nanocrystals

Q Li, K Wu, H Zhu, Y Yang, S He, T Lian - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
The properties of colloidal quantum-confined semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs), including
zero-dimensional (0D) quantum dots, 1D nanorods, 2D nanoplatelets, and their …

Mechanistic understanding and rational design of quantum dot/mediator interfaces for efficient photon upconversion

Z Xu, Z Huang, T Jin, T Lian… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The semiconductor-nanocrystal-sensitized, three-component upconversion
system has made great strides over the past 5 years. The three components (ie, triplet …

Lead halide perovskite nanocrystals as photocatalysts for PET-RAFT polymerization under visible and near-infrared irradiation

Y Zhu, Y Liu, KA Miller, H Zhu, E Egap - ACS Macro Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
A key challenge of harvesting solar energy for chemical transformations is the scarcity of
photocatalysts with broad activation wavelength and easily tunable band structures. Here …

Shallow distance-dependent triplet energy migration mediated by endothermic charge-transfer

R Lai, Y Liu, X Luo, L Chen, Y Han, M Lv… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Conventional wisdom posits that spin-triplet energy transfer (TET) is only operative over
short distances because Dexter-type electronic coupling for TET rapidly decreases with …

Thiol ligand capped quantum dot as an efficient and oxygen tolerance photoinitiator for aqueous phase radical polymerization and 3D printing under visible light

Y Zhu, E Ramadani, E Egap - Polymer Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
We report here a rapid visible-light-induced radical polymerization in aqueous media
photoinitiated by only ppm level thiol ligand capped cadmium selenide (CdSe) quantum …

Engineering Metal Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals with BODIPY Dyes for Photosensitization and Photocatalytic Applications

A Cortés-Villena, D Bellezza, C Cunha… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The sensitization of surface-anchored organic dyes on semiconductor nanocrystals through
energy transfer mechanisms has received increasing attention owing to their potential …

Bright state sensitized triplet energy transfer from quantum dot to molecular acceptor revealed by temperature dependent energy transfer dynamics

T Jin, S He, Y Zhu, E Egap, T Lian - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Quantum dot (QD) sensitized molecular triplet excited state generation has been a
promising alternative for traditional triplet state harvesting schemes. However, the …

Tuning the quantum dot (QD)/mediator interface for optimal efficiency of QD-sensitized near-infrared-to-visible photon upconversion systems

Z Xu, Z Huang, C Li, T Huang… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Lead sulfide (PbS) quantum dots (QDs) have shown promising performance as a sensitizer
in infrared-to-visible photon upconversion systems. To investigate the key design rules, we …

Light-mediated polymerization induced by semiconducting nanomaterials: State-of-the-art and future perspectives

Y Zhu, E Egap - ACS Polymers Au, 2021 - ACS Publications
Direct capture of solar energy for chemical transformation via photocatalysis proves to be a
cost-effective and energy-saving approach to construct organic compounds. With the recent …

[HTML][HTML] Competition of Dexter, Förster, and charge transfer pathways for quantum dot sensitized triplet generation

T Jin, N Uhlikova, Z Xu, Y Zhu, Y Huang… - The Journal of …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Quantum dot (QD) sensitized triplet exciton generation has demonstrated promising
applications in various fields such as photon up-conversion through triplet–triplet …