Luminescent nanomaterials such as semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) and quantum dots
(QDs) attract much attention to optical detectors, LEDs, photovoltaics, displays, biosensing …

Nanocrystals or quantum dots of the IV− VI semiconductors PbS, PbSe, and PbTe provide
unique properties for investigating the effects of strong confinement on electrons and …

The synthesis of nanocrystalline PbS quantum dots using organometallic precursors is
reported. The samples exhibit tunable, strong near‐infrared photoluminescence. A …

Semiconductor nanocrystals produced by means of colloidal chemistry in a solvent medium
are an attractive class of nanometer‐sized building blocks from which to create complex …

Quantum dots (QDs)‐embedded inorganic glasses combine the outstanding luminescent
properties of QDs with the chemical, mechanical, and thermal stability of glasses …

A simple way to synthesize PbS nanocrystals with the ability to tune their morphology at
room temperature is reported. The preparation utilizes an amine-catalyzed decomposition of …

Cooling rate has large effect on the structures and properties of glasses, which may change
the chemical, physical, and mechanical properties of glasses, and their crystallization …

Some key recent achievements in the development of novel saturable absorbers that are
based on semiconductor quantum-dot (QD) structures for the passive mode locking of near …

A survey of results on use of semiconductor-doped glass saturable absorbers for near-
infrared passively mode-locked and Q-switched solid-state lasers is presented. Nanosized …

Lead chalcogenide quantum dots have particular optoelectronic properties induced by the
quantum confinement effects and have promising potentials towards applications in infrared …