Colloidal nanocrystals (NCs) are intriguing building blocks for assembling various functional
thin films and devices. The electronic, optoelectronic, and thermoelectric applications of …

In any medium there are fluctuations due to temperature or due to the quantum nature of its
constituents. If a material body is immersed into such a medium, its shape and the properties …

The structural complexity of composite biomaterials and biomineralized particles arises from
the hierarchical ordering of inorganic building blocks over multiple scales. Although …

For decades, the spontaneous organization of nanocrystals into superlattices has captivated
the scientific community. However, achieving direct control over the formation of the …

Colloids have a rich history of being used as 'big atoms' mimicking real atoms to study
crystallization, gelation and the glass transition of condensed matter. Emulating the …

Solution-processed semiconductors are in demand for present and next-generation
optoelectronic technologies ranging from displays to quantum light sources because of their …

Superparticles made from colloidal nanocrystals have recently shown great promise in
bridging the nanoscale and mesoscale, building artificial materials with properties designed …

Porous superstructures are characterized by a large surface area and efficient molecular
transport. Although methods aimed at generating porous superstructures from nanocrystals …

We assemble semiconductor CdSe nanoplatelets (NPs) at the air/liquid interface into 2D
monolayers several micrometers wide, distinctly displaying nematic order. We show that this …

Semiconductor nanocrystals, or quantum dots (QDs), simultaneously benefit from
inexpensive low-temperature solution processing and exciting photophysics, making them …