A novel fluorescence sensing platform was fabricated for visual detection of cadmium ions
(Cd 2+) with excellent stability and portability. In this protocol, dual-emission ratiometric …

Recent advances in nanoscale science and engineering have generated nanomaterials
with unique optical properties. Over the past decade, numerous fluorescent nanoprobes …

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) exhibit unique optical and photophysical properties that
offer significant advantages over organic dyes as optical labels for chemo/bio-sensing. This …

Semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots (QDs), owing to their unique opto-electronic
properties determined by quantum confinement effects, have been the subject of extensive …

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are inorganic nanoparticles that exhibit unique size-
dependent optical and electronic properties; in particular, they are strongly luminescent …

Perovskite structured CsPbX3 (X= Cl, Br or I) quantum dots (QDs) have attracted great
attention in the past few years for appealing application potentials in photovoltaic and …

The effect of hole localization on photocatalytic activity of Pt-tipped semiconductor
nanocrystals is investigated. By tuning the energy balance at the semiconductor–ligand …

Abstract This review (with 230 refs.) covers recent progress in rapid optical assays for heavy
metals (primarily lead and mercury as the most relevant) based on the use of nanoparticles …

Binary semiconductor quantum dots such as CdS and CdSe have been widely studied as
photocatalysts for hydrogen production, but the high toxicity of Cd impedes their widespread …

Abstract CdSe@ Zn 1-X Cd XS QDs possessing a gradient alloy composition structure with
an energy level width continuous increasing along the radial direction from the center to the …