Electronic processes within quantum dot-molecule complexes

RD Harris, S Bettis Homan, M Kodaimati, C He… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The subject of this review is the colloidal quantum dot (QD) and specifically the interaction of
the QD with proximate molecules. It covers various functions of these molecules, including (i) …

Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals: From bottom-up nanoarchitectonics to energy harvesting applications

A Dalui, K Ariga, S Acharya - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) have been extensively investigated owing to
their unique properties induced by the quantum confinement effect. The advent of colloidal …

Flower-like nanocomposite of carbon quantum dots, MoS2, and dendritic Ag-based Z-scheme type photocatalysts for effective tartrazine degradation

H Teymourinia, S Rtimi, M Ghalkhani… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanocomposites of carbon quantum dots, molybdenum disulfide, and dendritic silver (MoS
2/CQD/dendritic Ag) were synthesized via a facile and inexpensive procedure and utilized to …

CdS quantum dots as potent photoreductants for organic chemistry enabled by auger processes

JK Widness, DG Enny… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Strong reducing agents (<− 2.0 V vs saturated calomel electrode (SCE)) enable a wide array
of useful organic chemistry, but suffer from a variety of limitations. Stoichiometric metallic …

Exploring Burstein–Moss type effects in nickel doped hematite dendrite nanostructures for enhanced photo-electrochemical water splitting

S Gahlawat, J Singh, AK Yadav… - Physical Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The Burstein–Moss (B–M) effect, which suggests that the optical band gap of degenerately
doped semiconductors increases when all states close to the conduction band get …

Marcus inverted region of charge transfer from low-dimensional semiconductor materials

J Wang, T Ding, K Gao, L Wang, P Zhou… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
A key process underlying the application of low-dimensional, quantum-confined
semiconductors in energy conversion is charge transfer from these materials, which …

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 …

Redox reactions at colloidal semiconductor nanocrystal surfaces

KV Prather, JT Stoffel, EY Tsui - Chemistry of Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
The adaptation of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) in applications like displays,
photovoltaics, and photocatalysis relies primarily on the core electronic structure of NC …

Template Synthesis of CuInS2 Nanocrystals from In2S3 Nanoplates and Their Application as Counter Electrodes in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

B Chen, S Chang, D Li, L Chen, Y Wang… - Chemistry of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
We report the room temperature template synthesis of CuInS2 nanocrystals through
incorporation of Cu+ cations into In2S3 nanoplates whose chemical composition has been …

Alloyed Copper Chalcogenide Nanoplatelets via Partial Cation Exchange Reactions

V Lesnyak, C George, A Genovese, M Prato, A Casu… - ACS …, 2014 - ACS Publications
We report the synthesis of alloyed quaternary and quinary nanocrystals based on copper
chalcogenides, namely, copper zinc selenide–sulfide (CZSeS), copper tin selenide–sulfide …