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

This article summarizes the main achievements and challenges in the field of the aqueous
synthesis of semiconductor quantum dots in colloidal solutions. Developments in the last two …

Sulfide-based luminescent materials have attracted a lot of attention for a wide range of
photo-, cathodo-and electroluminescent applications. Upon doping with Ce3+ and Eu2+, the …

Colloidally stable and highly luminescent near-IR emitting Ag2S quantum dots (NIRQDs)
were prepared by a very simple aqueous method using 2-mercaptopropionic acid (2MPA) …

Some 25 years ago it was found that semiconductor nanocrystals emitted light. Since then
tremendous progress has been made with respect to increasing the emission quantum …

Silver–indium–sulfide quantum dots (AIS QDs) have potential applications in many areas,
including biomedicine. Their lack of regulated heavy metals, unlike many commercialized …

This article analyzes and summarizes recent developments and newly emerging research
fields related to thiol-capped CdTe nanocrystals, the most successful example of the …

The development of non-toxic theranostic nanoparticles capable of delivering a therapeutic
cargo and providing a means for diagnosis is one of the most challenging tasks in nano …

Wide spectral wavelength range (500–1600 nm) measurements of nonlinear optical
properties of silver sulfide (Ag2S, with 2-or 3-mercaptopropionic acid, 2 or 3MPA ligands) …

Highly photoluminescent and water dispersible ternary alloyed Mn-doped ZnSeS and
core/shell Mn: ZnSeS/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) with pure dopant emission were synthesized …