This review summarizes traditional and recent nonconventional, bioinspired, methods for the
aqueous synthesis of colloidal semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). The basic chemistry …

Utilizing semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) to construct a bifunctional reaction system of
coupling CO2 reduction with biomass valorization represents an appealing approach for the …

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 …

Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) have demonstrated great promise in artificial photosynthesis.
However, the ultrasmall size hinders its controllable and effective interaction with …

In the present work, the nonresonance and resonance Raman scattering by Bi2S3 quantum
dots, with an average size of 2.3 nm and standard deviation of 0.4 nm, is studied. The …

Resonance Raman spectra and excitation profiles have been measured and
semiquantitatively modeled for core/shell quantum dots consisting of 2.7 nm diameter …

Laser power-dependent Raman spectroscopy is deployed to probe Fano interference in
asymmetrically broadened T g modes and the associated line shift in three technologically …

Semiconductor core–shell nanocrystals (NCs) have greatly improved luminescent properties
including better resistance to photobleaching and ligand exchange. It was suggested that …

In this study, we report on the synthesis of CdSe/CdS core–shell ultrasmall quantum dots
(CS-USQDs) using an aqueous-based wet chemistry protocol. The proposed chemical route …

We report a rigorous analytical approach based on one-particle phonon confinement model
to realize direct detection of nanocrystal size distribution and volume fraction by using …