This review summarizes traditional and recent nonconventional, bioinspired, methods for the
aqueous synthesis of colloidal semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). The basic chemistry …

The subject of this review is the colloidal quantum dot (QD) and specifically the interaction of
the QD with proximate molecules. It covers various functions of these molecules, including (i) …

We introduce a general surface passivation mechanism for cesium lead halide perovskite
materials (CsPbX3, X= Cl, Br, I) that is supported by a combined experimental and …

Surface traps are ubiquitous to nanoscopic semiconductor materials. Understanding their
atomistic origin and manipulating them chemically have capital importance to design defect …

Energy levels in the band gap arising from surface states can dominate the optical and
electronic properties of semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots (QDs). Recent theoretical …

With rapid progress in the deployment of metal halide perovskites in various device
applications such as solar cells, light-emitting devices, field-effect transistors …

One of the greatest challenges in the field of semiconductor nanomaterials is to make trap-
free nanocrystalline structures to attain a remarkable improvement of their optoelectronic …

One of the most promising properties of lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) is their
defect tolerance. It is often argued that, due to the electronic structure of the conduction and …

Semiconductor nanocrystals exhibit attractive photophysical properties for use in a variety of
applications. Advancing the efficiency of nanocrystal-based devices requires a deep …

Van der Waals heterostructures consisting of graphene and transition metal
dichalcogenides have shown great promise for optoelectronic applications. However, an in …