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

Background: Quantum dots (QDs) are generally nanosized inorganic particles. They have
distinctive size-dependent optical properties due to their very small size (mostly< 10 nm) …

Water-soluble and carboxyl-functionalized up-converting rare-earth nanoparticles (UCNPs)
are obtained via an efficient surface–ligand-exchange procedure. Hexanedioic acid …

Currently, heavy-shelled and gradient-shelled InP/ZnSeS/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) are
commercially utilized as green (G) and red (R) color-converting layers in color-by-blue (B) …

This work reports an aptasensor for ultrasensitive detection of thrombin based on
remarkably efficient energy-transfer induced electrochemiluminescence (ECL) quenching …

In this study, CdS quantum dot (QD)-embedded silica films have been prepared by sol–gel
method and employed as luminescent down-shifting layer on the front side of a crystalline Si …

New strategies for silica coating of inorganic nanoparticles became a research hotspot for
enhancing the mechanical stability of colloidal particles and protecting colloidal particles …

When aqueously prepared CdTe nanocrystals (NCs) are coated with a SiO2 shell containing
Cd ions and a sulfur source, they show a drastic increase in photoluminescence (PL) …

A facile one-pot strategy for synthesis of silica-hybridized CdTe quantum dots (SiO2-h-CdTe
QDs) in aqueous solution is presented, and subkilogram scale fluorescent SiO2-h-QDs can …

This chapter provides a comprehensive review on the synthesis of various nanomaterials
ranging from metal, semiconductor, magnetic to rare-earth-based nanoclusters using …