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

We survey the chemical reactions between common precursors used in the synthesis of
metal chalcogenide nanocrystals and outline how they affect the mechanism and kinetics of …

Uniform, well‐defined star‐shaped PbS nanocrystals with tunable sizes (40–100 nm, see
Figure), as well as octahedral PbS nanocrystals, have been readily synthesized in aqueous …

We report here straightforward solution-phase methods of preparing CdS NCs with a wide
variety of morphologies, starting with oleylamine as the surfactant or capping agent, and …

In this paper, we report the influence of reaction conditions and the chain length on the
nanoparticle (NP) size and morphology for thermal decomposition of long-chain iron …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles are used as an effective and reusable catalyst for one-pot, four-
component couplings of aldehydes, dimedone, active methylene compounds, and …

This article highlights some physical studies on the relaxation dynamics and Förster
resonance energy transfer (FRET) of semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) and the way these …

CdS nanocrystalline materials have been prepared by reaction of Cd (II) ions with an
alkaline solution of thiocarbamide in the aqueous solution phase. The effect of reaction time …

Control over the lateral dimensions of colloidal nanostructures is a complex task which
requires a deep understanding of the formation mechanism and reactivity in the …

In this work, jagged spherical CdS nanocrystals have been synthesized by chemical method
to study their elastic properties. The synthesized CdS nanocrystal has been characterized by …