The field of colloidal synthesis of semiconductors emerged 40 years ago and has reached a
certain level of maturity thanks to the use of nanocrystals as phosphors in commercial …

The last decade has witnessed extensive breakthroughs and significant progress in
atomically flat two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor nanoplatelets (NPLs) in terms of …

Semi-conducting nanoplatelets are two-dimensional nanoparticles whose thickness is in the
nanometer range and controlled at the atomic level. They have come up as a new category …

Conspectus Electronic coupling and hence hybridization of atoms serves as the basis for the
rich properties for the endless library of naturally occurring molecules. Colloidal quantum …

Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) imaging methods provide unique insight into the
spatial distribution of energy transfer and (bio) molecular interaction events, though they …

Self-assembled linear chains of CdSe nanoplatelets are known to exhibit highly efficient
Förster resonant energy transfer (FRET) leading to fast exciton diffusion between platelets …

Green-to-blue photon upconversion bears great potential in photocatalytic applications.
Current hybrid inorganic–organic upconversion schemes commonly utilize spherical CdSe …

Abstract Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET)‐based approaches are unique
tools for sensing the immediate surroundings and interactions of (bio) molecules. FRET …

Assemblies of colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) into various functional superstructures, such as
ordered or nonordered, microscopic or macroscopic, and templated or self‐supported, have …

New collective optical properties have emerged recently from organized and oriented arrays
of closely packed semiconducting and metallic nanoparticles (NPs). However, it is still …