The optical properties and functionality of air-stable PbSe/PbS core− shell and PbSe/PbSe x
S1-x core-alloyed shell nanocrystal quantum dots (NQDs) are presented. These NQDs …

The production of uniform wurtzite ZnSe ultranarrow width, 4.5 nm long nanorods, and 100-
200 nm long nanowires with the same width, their characterization and their spectroscopic …

Stoichiometric ZnSe nanowires have been synthesized through a vapor phase reaction of
zinc and selenium powder on the (100) silicon substrate coated with a gold film of 2 nm in …

Colloidal Co2+: ZnSe diluted magnetic semiconductor quantum dots (DMS-QDs) were
prepared by the hot injection method and studied spectroscopically. Ligand-field electronic …

Published data on spectroscopic characteristics of saturable absorbers based on crystals
doped with tetrahedrally coordinated transition-metal ions (Cr 2+, Cr 4+, Cr 5+, V 3+, Cr 2+ …

Photogenerated carriers' transfer efficiency as one of the most important criteria determines
the efficiency of a photoanode for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. Energy barrier …

This chapter summarizes a wide variety of recent developments in the synthesis and
understanding of colloidal doped semiconductor nanocrystals, with emphasis on …

Broadly tunable mid-infrared lasers are desirable for a number of scientific, remote-sensing,
and military applications. Recently, Cr 2+-doped chalcogenide lasers have emerged as an …

Transparent cobalt-doped zinc aluminate spinel (gahnite), Co 2+: ZnAl 2 O 4, ceramics were
fabricated by hot pressing of (Zn, Co) Al 2 O 4/ZnF 2 nanopowders at 1520° C for 4 h. A …

A novel all-fiber passively Q-switched erbium laser with a Co^ 2+: ZnSe crystal as a
saturable absorber is demonstrated experimentally. A pump power threshold of 20.5?? mW …