All nanomaterials share a common feature of large surface-to-volume ratio, making their
surfaces the dominant player in many physical and chemical processes. Surface ligands …

Surface chemistry bridges the gap between nanocrystal synthesis and their applications. In
this respect, the discovery of complex ligand binding motifs on semiconductor quantum dots …

Semiconductor nanocrystals exhibit attractive photophysical properties for use in a variety of
applications. Advancing the efficiency of nanocrystal-based devices requires a deep …

Surface coordination chemistry of nanomaterials deals with the chemistry on how ligands
are coordinated on their surface metal atoms and influence their properties at the molecular …

In the 1990s, when quantum confined colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs, or
quantum dots) were first synthesized with narrow size distributions, there was an explosion …

Conspectus Surfaces—and interfaces—are ubiquitous at the nanoscale. Their relevance to
nanoscience and nanotechnology is therefore inherent. Colloidal inorganic nanocrystals …

Conspectus Properties of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals with a single-crystalline
structure are largely dominated by their surface structure at an atomic-molecular level, which …

Nanostructured materials are the core components of nanotechnology, providing basic
building blocks for fabricating complex devices with desired functions. Thanks to their …

There exists great hope throughout the scientific community for the application of
nanotechnologies to solve myriad technological and societal problems. Nanomaterials and …

Understanding the interactions of nanomaterials with biosystems is a critical goal in both
biomedicine and environmental science. Engineered nanoparticles provide excellent tools …