According to recent research, nanotechnology based on quantum dots (QDs) has been
widely applied in the field of bioimaging, drug delivery, and drug analysis. Therefore, it has …

Silica-based nanocomposites with amorphous silica as the matrix or carrier along with a
functional component have been extensively investigated. These nanocomposites combine …

The rapidly increasing number of applications for microemulsions has kept this relatively old
topic still at the top point of research themes. This book provides an assessment of some …

Ge1–x Sn x alloy nanocrystals (NCs) are a class of semiconductors that show interesting
(photo) physical properties such as composition-dependent visible to near-IR energy gaps …

SiO2 coated silver nanocubes Ag@ SiO2 with enhanced surface-enhanced Raman
scattering (SERS) and metal enhanced photoluminescence (MEPL) sensitivity were …

We describe here a simple and versatile route for the preparation of a tridentate ligand that
not only provides stable interactions with colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum …

Quantum dots (QDs) have been widely studied as promising materials for various
applications because of their outstanding photoluminescence (PL). Although ligand …

CdSe/ZnSe Core/Shell NCs dispersed in PVA are synthesized by chemical method at room
temperature. This is characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray …

The encapsulation of fluorescent dyes inside silica nanoparticles is advantageous to
improve their quality as probes. Inside the particle, the fluorophore is protected from the …

A general and facile strategy was developed to coat hydrophilic inorganic nanoparticles
directly with mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs). The cationic surfactant of …