BACKGROUND Semiconductor materials feature optical and electronic properties that can
be engineered through their composition and crystal structure. The use of semiconductors …

Conspectus Intuitively, chemists see crystals grow atom-by-atom or molecule-by-molecule,
very much like a mason builds a wall, brick by brick. It is much more difficult to grasp that …

By combining colloidal nanocrystal synthesis, self-assembly, and solution phase epitaxial
growth techniques, we developed a general method for preparing single dot thick atomically …

Lead chalcogenide colloidal quantum dots are one of the most promising materials to
revolutionize the field of short-wavelength infrared optoelectronics due to their bandgap …

Coupled colloidal quantum dot (CQD) dimers represent a new class of artificial molecules
composed of fused core/shell semiconductor nanocrystals. The electronic coupling and …

Oriented attachment of colloidal quantum dots allows the growth of two-dimensional crystals
by design, which could have striking electronic properties upon progress on manipulating …

In situ self-assembly of semiconducting emitters into multilayer cracks is a significant
solution-processing method to fabricate organic high-Q lasers. However, it is still difficult to …

Epitaxially connected quantum dot solids have emerged as an interesting class of quantum
confined materials with the potential for highly tunable electronic structures. Realization of …

Complicated nano-and atomic-scale processes with sub-angstrom spatial resolution and
millisecond time resolution visualized by in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) are …

Conspectus Oriented atomic attachment of colloidal inorganic nanocrystals represents a
powerful synthetic method for preparing complex inorganic superstructures. Examples …