Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) are nanoscale semiconductor crystals with surface ligands
that enable their dispersion in solvents. Quantum confinement effects facilitate wave function …

Quantum dots are a unique class of emitters with size‐tunable emission wavelengths,
saturated emission colors, near‐unity luminance efficiency, inherent photo‐and thermal …

We describe the close connection between novel chemical synthesis and optimized light
emission by colloidal semiconductor quantum dots (qdots). We describe how new insights …

Optical upconversion via sensitized triplet–triplet exciton annihilation converts incoherent
low-energy photons to shorter wavelengths under modest excitation intensities,,. Here, we …

Hybrid interfaces combining inorganic and organic materials underpin the operation of many
optoelectronic and photocatalytic systems and allow for innovative approaches to photon up …

Developments of optical detection and spectroscopy methods for single nano-objects are
key advances for applications and fundamental understanding of the novel properties …

Key recent results obtained in studies of a new class of luminophores, colloidal quantum
dots, are analyzed. Modern methods for the synthesis and post-synthetic treatment of …

The optimization of photoluminescence spectral linewidths in semiconductor nanocrystal
preparations involves minimizing both the homogeneous and inhomogeneous contributions …

Photon upconversion is a strategy to generate high-energy excitations from low-energy
photon input, enabling advanced architectures for imaging and photochemistry. Here, we …

We demonstrate the first commercial production–ready white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for
the general illumination market with red colloidal quantum dots (QDs) applied in an on–chip …