Aqueous based semiconductor nanocrystals

L Jing, SV Kershaw, Y Li, X Huang, Y Li… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
This review summarizes traditional and recent nonconventional, bioinspired, methods for the
aqueous synthesis of colloidal semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). The basic chemistry …

[HTML][HTML] Colloidal quantum dots for solar technologies

H Zhao, F Rosei - Chem, 2017 - cell.com
Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) have been widely studied as absorbers for various solar
technologies because of their excellent optoelectronic properties, such as a size-dependent …

Self-assembled framework enhances electronic communication of ultrasmall-sized nanoparticles for exceptional solar hydrogen evolution

XB Li, YJ Gao, Y Wang, F Zhan, XY Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) have demonstrated great promise in artificial photosynthesis.
However, the ultrasmall size hinders its controllable and effective interaction with …

Absorption enhancement in “Giant” core/alloyed‐shell quantum dots for luminescent solar concentrator

H Zhao, D Benetti, L Jin, Y Zhou, F Rosei, A Vomiero - Small, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) can potentially reduce the cost of solar cells by
decreasing the photoactive area of the device and boosting the photoconversion efficiency …

Hexagonal planar CdS monolayer sheet for visible light photocatalysis

P Garg, S Kumar, I Choudhuri, A Mahata… - The Journal of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional (2D) stable CdS monolayer sheets are proposed using the state-of-the-art
theoretical calculations. Three different conformers (planar, distorted, and buckled) are …

Novel ZnCdS quantum dots engineering for enhanced visible-light-driven hydrogen evolution

J Chen, S Lv, Z Shen, P Tian, J Chen… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Semiconducting quantum dots (QDs) engineering is considered as an effective approach to
improve the light-harvesting ability of the devices for solar energy converting. Current routes …

Susceptible surface sulfide regulates catalytic activity of CdSe quantum dots for hydrogen photogeneration

XB Fan, S Yu, X Wang, ZJ Li, F Zhan, JX Li… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconducting quantum dots (QDs) have recently triggered a huge interest in constructing
efficient hydrogen production systems. It is well established that a large fraction of surface …

Direct synthesis of all-inorganic heterostructured CdSe/CdS QDs in aqueous solution for improved photocatalytic hydrogen generation

ZJ Li, XB Fan, XB Li, JX Li, F Zhan, Y Tao… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Here we present a facile aqueous approach to synthesize heterostructured CdSe/CdS QDs
with all-inorganic chalcogenide S2− ligands under mild conditions. High-resolution …

Development of novel paper-based electrochemical device modified with CdSe/CdS magic-sized quantum dots and application for the sensing of dopamine

CCL de França, D Meneses, ACA Silva, NO Dantas… - Electrochimica …, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel and disposable electrochemical platform is presented in this work. The paper
electrochemical device (PED) developed here consists of a simple and inexpensive three …

Vibrational spectroscopy of compound semiconductor nanocrystals

VM Dzhagan, YM Azhniuk, AG Milekhin… - Journal of Physics D …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
A review of recent applications of Raman spectroscopy as a fast, sensitive, and non-
destructive technique for exploring II–VI semiconductor nanocrystals fabricated by various …