Nanocrystals (NCs) are one of the few nanotechnologies to have attained mass market
applications with their use as light sources for displays. This success relies on Cd-and In …

We review the fascinating research on charge transport through switchable molecules. In the
past decade, detailed investigations have been performed on a great variety of molecular …

Semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots (QDs), owing to their unique opto-electronic
properties determined by quantum confinement effects, have been the subject of extensive …

Band structure parameters such as the conduction band edge, the valence band edge and
the quasi‐particle gap of diffusing CdSe quantum dots (Q‐dots) of various sizes were …

The ability to tailor the properties of semiconductor nanocrystals through creating core/shell
heterostructures is the cornerstone for their diverse application in nanotechnology. The band …

Cyclic voltammetry has been used as a tool to study the quantum confinement in oleic acid
stabilized CdTe quantum dot dispersions. The band structure parameters, conduction band …

In this review, we describe recent progress made in the study of nanoparticles characterized
by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS). Basic …

The prospect of designing novel materials with electrical, optical, and magnetic properties by
design has intrigued scientists and engineers for years. Building blocks for such “artificial …

Metal nanoparticles coated with an organic monolayer, so-called monolayer protected
clusters (MPCs), can show quantised charging at room temperature due to their sub …

Cyclic voltammetry has been used to investigate the interaction between reduced graphene
oxide (r-GO) and CdTe quantum dots (Q-CdTe). For that, the composite of Q-CdTe with r-GO …