Recent advances and the current status of challenging light-harvesting nanomaterials, such
as semiconducting quantum dots (QDs), metal nanoparticles, semiconductor–metal …

The application of nanomaterials (NMs) in biomedicine is increasing rapidly and offers
excellent prospects for the development of new non‐invasive strategies for the diagnosis …

Graphene-based hybrid nanostructures have recently emerged as a new class of functional
materials for light-energy conversion and storage. Here, we have synthesized reduced …

Photocatalytic hydrogen (H 2) generation from water by using solar energy and
photocatalyst is a green and sustainable method to address the energy problems. The …

This review outlines the set of technical approaches to answering three major questions
about the surface chemistry of colloidal semiconductor quantum dots (QDs):(i) What is the …

Transient absorption (TA) spectroscopy of solution-phase mixtures of colloidal CdS quantum
dots (QDs) with acid-derivatized viologen molecules, N-[1-heptyl], N′-[3-carboxypropyl]-4 …

In CdS nanocrystals, photoexcited holes rapidly become trapped at the particle surface. The
dynamics of these trapped holes have profound consequences for the photophysics and …

Hole transfer from high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) CdSe-core CdS-shell
semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots (QDs) to covalently linked molecular hole …

Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor nanocrystals which exhibit strong
photoluminescence and have a variety of applications in modern nanotechnology …

The cylindrical quasi-one-dimensional shape of colloidal semiconductor nanorods (NRs)
gives them unique electronic structure and optical properties. In addition to the band gap …