The field of colloidal synthesis of semiconductors emerged 40 years ago and has reached a
certain level of maturity thanks to the use of nanocrystals as phosphors in commercial …

Carbon dots are luminescent carbonaceous nanoparticles that can be endowed with chiral
properties, making them particularly interesting for biomedical applications due to their low …

Although their zero-to two-dimensional counterparts are well known, three-dimensional
chiral hybrid organic–inorganic perovskite single crystals have remained difficult because …

Structural chirality, defined as the lack of mirror symmetry in materials' atomic structure, is
only meaningful in three-dimensional space. Yet two-dimensional (2D) materials, despite …

Semi-conducting nanoplatelets are two-dimensional nanoparticles whose thickness is in the
nanometer range and controlled at the atomic level. They have come up as a new category …

Optical control and readout of electron spin and spin currents in thin films and
nanostructures have remained attractive yet challenging goals for emerging technologies …

Chirality is one of the most fascinating occurrences in the natural world and plays a crucial
role in chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology, and medicine. Chirality has also been …

Two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials have been intensively investigated due to their
interesting properties and range of potential applications. Although most research has …

Colloidal two-dimensional cadmium chalcogenides nanoplatelets have recently emerged as
a class of semiconductor nanoparticles with the narrowest emission and absorption …

Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors exhibit unique electronic and optical properties
arising from the atomic-scale thickness and two-dimensional electronic structure. However, it …