Transformations among colloidal semiconductor magic-size clusters

L He, C Luan, N Rowell, M Zhang… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus A knowledge of colloidal semiconductor magic-size clusters (MSCs) is essential
for understanding how fundamental properties evolve during transformations from individual …

Ratiometric dual signal-enhancing-based electrochemical biosensor for ultrasensitive kanamycin detection

L Tian, Y Zhang, L Wang, Q Geng, D Liu… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Based on the signal amplification elements of planar VS2/AuNPs nanocomposites and
CoFe2O4 nanozyme, we herein developed an electrochemical biosensor for sensitive …

Transformations of magic-size clusters via precursor compound cation exchange at room temperature

L He, C Luan, S Liu, M Chen, N Rowell… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The transformation of colloidal semiconductor magic-size clusters (MSCs) from zinc to
cadmium chalcogenide (ZnE to CdE) at low temperatures has received scant attention …

Direct and indirect pathways of CdTeSe magic-size cluster isomerization induced by surface ligands at room temperature

Y Yang, Q Shen, C Zhang, N Rowell, M Zhang… - ACS Central …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The field of isomerization reactions for colloidal semiconductor magic-size clusters (MSCs)
remains largely unexplored. Here, we show that MSCs isomerize via two fundamental …

A Two‐Pathway Model for the Evolution of Colloidal Compound Semiconductor Quantum Dots and Magic‐Size Clusters

Y Li, N Rowell, C Luan, M Zhang, X Chen… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A fundamental understanding of formation pathways is critical to the controlled synthesis of
colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals. As ultrasmall‐size quantum dots (QDs) sometimes …

A Real‐Time In Situ Demonstration of Direct and Indirect Transformation Pathways in CdTe Magic‐Size Clusters at Room Temperature

C Luan, Q Shen, N Rowell, M Zhang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The transformations of colloidal semiconductor magic‐size clusters (MSCs) are expected to
occur with only discrete, step‐wise redshifts in optical absorption. Here, we challenge this …

Magic-sized CdSe nanoclusters for efficient visible-light-driven hydrogen evolution

P Wang, Q Yang, C Xu, B Wang, H Wang, J Zhang… - Nano Research, 2022 - Springer
Semiconductor magic-sized nanoclusters have got tremendous interests owing to their
distinct chemical and photophysical properties, however, researches concerning their …

One-step synthesis of aqueous CdTe/CdSe composite QDs toward efficiency enhancement of solar cell

D Du, L Wang, D Ding, Y Guo, J Xu, F Qiao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aqueous quantum dots (QDs) have been widely used in photovoltaic devices. However,
aqueous QDs usually perform poorly in terms of optical properties and stability. In this paper …

Pathway of Room‐Temperature Formation of CdSeS Magic‐Size Clusters from Mixtures of CdSe and CdS Samples

J Xue, S Wang, Z Wang, C Luan, Y Li, X Chen, K Yu - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The synthetic application of prenucleation‐stage samples of colloidal semiconductor
quantum dots (QDs) is in its infancy. It is shown that when two prenucleation‐stage samples …

Room-temperature formation of CdS magic-size clusters in aqueous solutions assisted by primary amines

W Wan, M Zhang, M Zhao, N Rowell, C Zhang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Aqueous-phase approaches to semiconductor CdS magic-size clusters (MSCs) and the
formation pathway have remained relatively unexplored. Here, we report the demonstration …