Semiconductor nanocrystals produced by means of colloidal chemistry in a solvent medium
are an attractive class of nanometer‐sized building blocks from which to create complex …

Quantum dots (QDs) of lead chalcogenides (eg PbS, PbSe, and PbTe) are attractive near‐
infrared (NIR) active materials that show great potential in a wide range of applications, such …

Exciting characteristic features of nanomaterials in contrast to their bulk phase require shape
control of morphologies at the nanometer scale. Surfactants, a unique class of surface active …

Controlling anisotropy is a key concept in the generation of complex functionality in
advanced materials. For this concept, oriented attachment of nanocrystal building blocks, a …

We report an alternative synthesis and the first optical characterization of colloidal PbTe
nanocrystals (NCs). We have synthesized spherical PbTe NCs having a size distribution as …

The incorporation of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals into the photoabsorbant material
of photovoltaic devices may reduce the production costs of solar cells since nanocrystals …

Solution nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) is used to identify and quantify
the organic capping of colloidal PbSe nanocrystals (Q-PbSe). We find that the capping …

In this work, a template-free synthetic approach for generating single-crystalline hollow
nanostructures has been described. Using the small optical band-gap cuprous oxide Cu2O …

Confined-but-connected quantum dot solids (QDS) combine the advantages of tunable,
quantum-confined energy levels with efficient charge transport through enhanced electronic …

Monodisperse lead telluride (PbTe) nanocrystals ranging from∼ 4 to 10 nm in diameter are
synthesized to provide quantum dot building blocks for the design of novel materials for …