Conspectus Surfaces are an integral part of colloidal nanocrystals (NCs). Hence,
understanding the binding and packing to NC surfaces of organic ligands, which are often …

Since the discovery of Quantum Dots (QDs) by Alexey I. Ekimov in 1981, the interest of
researchers in that particular type of nanomaterials (NMs) with unique optical and electrical …

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

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) offer many advantages as photocatalysts for synthetic
photoredox catalysis, but no reports have explored the use of QDs with nickel catalysts for C …

Semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) interfaced with molecular ligands that function as charge
and energy acceptors are an emerging platform for the design of light-harvesting, photon …

PbS nanocrystals are predicted to undergo size-dependent changes in shape, transitioning
from octahedral to cuboctahedral morphology as the nanocrystal size increases …

Surface ligands of semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) play key roles in determining their
colloidal stability and physicochemical properties and are thus enablers also for the NCs …

Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) have a large specific surface area and a complex surface
structure. Their properties in diverse optoelectronic applications are largely determined by …

Surface functionalization with dipolar molecules is known to tune the electronic band
alignment in semiconductor films and colloidal quantum dots. Yet, the influence of surface …

Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor nanocrystals with optical properties that can be
tuned through postsynthetic ligand exchanges. Importantly, the stability of QD surfaces in …