Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) are nanoscale semiconductor crystals with surface ligands
that enable their dispersion in solvents. Quantum confinement effects facilitate wave function …

Summary" Go big or go home" could never be a truer statement, especially when it comes to
energy. The world population is increasing, the energy use per person is growing more …

Multiple exciton generation (MEG), where two or more electron–hole pairs are produced
from the absorption of one high-energy photon, could increase the efficiency of light …

Infrared technologies provide tremendous value to our modern-day society. The need for
easy-to-fabricate, solution-processable, tunable infrared active optoelectronic materials has …

The primary motivation behind efforts to understand the properties of lead sulfide (PbS) is its
technological importance as the foundation of modern semiconductor optoelectronics. PbS …

Multicarrier dynamics play an essential role in quantum dot photophysics and
photochemistry, and they are primarily governed by nonradiative Auger processes. Auger …

Quantum dots (QDs) with tunable photo-optical properties and colloidal nature are ideal for
a wide range of photocatalytic reactions. In particular, QD photocatalysts for organic …

This roadmap on Nanotechnology for Catalysis and Solar Energy Conversion focuses on
the application of nanotechnology in addressing the current challenges of energy …

Carrier multiplication is a process whereby a kinetic energy of a carrier relaxes via
generation of additional electron–hole pairs (excitons). This effect has been extensively …

Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) have emerged as versatile and efficient scaffolds to absorb
light and then manipulate, direct, and convert that energy into other useful forms of energy …