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

BACKGROUND The Information Age was founded on the semiconductor revolution, marked
by the growth of high-purity semiconductor single crystals. The resultant design and …

Colloidal nanocrystals (NCs, ie, crystalline nanoparticles) have become an important class
of materials with great potential for applications ranging from medicine to electronic and …

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

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

Organic ligands are essential in the growth of monodisperse colloidal inorganic
nanocrystals and can be leveraged to create a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Inorganic …

Quantum dot (QD) surface chemistry is an emerging field in semiconductor nanocrystal
related research. Along with size manipulation, the careful control of QD surface chemistry …

Colloidal nanocrystals are solution-grown, nanometre-sized, inorganic particles that are
stabilized by a layer of surfactants attached to their surface. The inorganic cores possess …

The intricate chemistry occurring at the surface of semiconductor nanocrystals is crucial to
tailoring their optical properties to a myriad of applications. This perspective aims to re …

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 …