This Perspective reviews strategies for tuning the surface chemistry of colloidal
semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots, QDs) to function as photoredox catalysts or …

This paper describes the use of electrostatic assemblies of negatively charged colloidal
CuInS2/ZnS quantum dot (QD) sensitizers and positively charged, trimethylamino …

One key factor that affects the reaction yield and selectivity of nanoparticle-catalyzed
photochemical reactions is the type of hole scavengers. In this work, we examine the effect …

This Forum Article describes the photocatalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohol by visible-light-
absorbing colloidal CdS quantum dots (QDs), with 99% selectivity for benzaldehyde or 91 …

Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals, or “quantum dots”(QDs), have several optical and
chemical properties that give them the potential to enable nonincremental increases in the …

Sulfur quantum dots (S-dots) emerge as promising luminescent materials owing to their
remarkable optical properties. However, the mechanisms of their formation and …

This study examines the relative binding strength of a series of thiolate ligands to the
surfaces of zincblende CdSe/ZnS core/shell quantum dots (QDs) passivated by …

This paper describes control of the rate constant for near-infrared excitonic energy transfer
(EnT) within soluble aqueous assemblies of PbS quantum dots, cross-linked by Zn2+, by …

This paper describes a procedure for transferring colloidal CdS and CdSe quantum dots
(QDs) from organic solvents to water by exchanging their native hydrophobic ligands for …

Quantum dots have been widely applied in biosensing due to their outstanding optical
properties. The emissions of quantum dots are mainly determined by their composition and …