Synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals, focusing on nontoxic and earth-abundant materials

P Reiss, M Carriere, C Lincheneau, L Vaure… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We review the synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals/colloidal quantum dots in organic
solvents with special emphasis on earth-abundant and toxic heavy metal free compounds …

New generation cadmium-free quantum dots for biophotonics and nanomedicine

G Xu, S Zeng, B Zhang, MT Swihart, KT Yong… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
This review summarizes recent progress in the design and applications of cadmium-free
quantum dots (Cd-free QDs), with an emphasis on their role in biophotonics and …

I–III–VI quantum dots and derivatives: design, synthesis, and properties for light-emitting diodes

L Yang, S Zhang, B Xu, J Jiang, B Cai, X Lv, Y Zou… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Quantum dots (QDs) are important frontier luminescent materials for future technology in
flexible ultrahigh-definition display, optical information internet, and bioimaging due to their …

Biocompatible semiconductor quantum dots as cancer imaging agents

KJ McHugh, L Jing, AM Behrens… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Approximately 1.7 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed this year in the United
States leading to 600 000 deaths. Patient survival rates are highly correlated with the stage …

Solar light harvesting with multinary metal chalcogenide nanocrystals

O Stroyuk, A Raevskaya, N Gaponik - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The paper reviews the state of the art in the synthesis of multinary (ternary, quaternary and
more complex) metal chalcogenide nanocrystals (NCs) and their applications as a light …

Luminescent Quaternary Ag(InxGa1–x)S2/GaSy Core/Shell Quantum Dots Prepared Using Dithiocarbamate Compounds and Photoluminescence Recovery via …

W Hoisang, T Uematsu, T Torimoto… - Inorganic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Cadmium-free quantum dots (QDs) consisting of silver–indium–gallium–sulfide (AIGS)
quaternary semiconductors were successfully synthesized using a metal–dithiocarbamate …

Controlling the Electronic Energy Structure of ZnS–AgInS2 Solid Solution Nanocrystals for Photoluminescence and Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

T Kameyama, T Takahashi, T Machida… - The Journal of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Simultaneous control of the size and chemical composition is an advantageous strategy to
obtain the desired photochemical properties of multinary semiconductor nanocrystals, ZnS …

Colloidal quantum-dots surface and device structure engineering for high-performance light-emitting diodes

Y Shang, Z Ning - National Science Review, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The application of colloidal quantum dots for light-emitting devices has attracted
considerable attention in recent years, due to their unique optical properties such as size …

Origin and dynamics of highly efficient broadband photoluminescence of aqueous glutathione-capped size-selected Ag–In–S quantum dots

O Stroyuk, A Raevskaya, F Spranger… - The Journal of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The 2–3 nm size-selected glutathione-capped Ag–In–S (AIS) and core/shell AIS/ZnS
quantum dots (QDs) were produced by precipitation/redissolution from an aqueous colloidal …

Selected I-III-VI2 Semiconductors: Synthesis, Properties and Applications in Photovoltaic Cells

S Shishodia, B Chouchene, T Gries, R Schneider - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
I–III–VI2 group quantum dots (QDs) have attracted high attention in photoelectronic
conversion applications, especially for QD-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs). This group of …