Among the various postsynthesis treatments of colloidal nanocrystals that have been
developed to date, transformations by cation exchange have recently emerged as an …

Semiconductor photocatalytic and photovoltaic performance depends on crystallinity and
surface area to a large extent. One strategy that has recently emergyed to improve …

Oriented synthesis of transition metal sulfides (TMSs) with controlled compositions and
crystal structures has long been promising for electronic devices and energy applications …

Changes in the crystal system of an ionic nanocrystal during a cation exchange reaction are
unusual yet remain to be systematically investigated. In this study, chemical synthesis and …

The last 5 years have witnessed rapid progress in the field of hybrid nanostructures toward
enhanced optical and electronic properties. On this topic, we focus on the relevant progress …

Magic-sized clusters (MSCs) can provide valuable insight into the atomically precise
progression of semiconductor nanocrystal transformations. We report the conversion of an …

Cu2–x Te nanocubes were used as starting seeds to access metal telluride nanocrystals by
cation exchanges at room temperature. The coordination number of the entering cations was …

Cation exchange reactions of colloidal copper sulfide nanoparticles are widely used to
produce derivative nanoparticles having unique compositions, metastable crystal structures …

In the syntheses of ternary I–III–VI2 compounds, such as CuInS2, it is often difficult to
balance three precursor reactivities to achieve the desired size, shape, and atomic …

Strongly coupled, epitaxially fused colloidal nanocrystal (NC) solids are promising solution-
processable semiconductors to realize optoelectronic devices with high carrier mobilities …