Infrared-Emitting Colloidal Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Assembly, Spectroscopy, and Applications

• Published in: Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Vol. 3; no. 4; pp. 536 - 557
• Main Authors: Rogach, Andrey L., Eychmüller, Alexander, Hickey, Stephen G., Kershaw, Stephen V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 02.04.2007; WILEY‐VCH Verlag
• Subjects: colloids; Colloids - chemistry; Electric Conductivity; Electrochemistry - methods; infrared emission; Infrared Rays; Metal Nanoparticles; Microscopy, Atomic Force; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; nanocrystals; Nanoparticles - chemistry; Nanotechnology - methods; optics; Polymers; Semiconductors; Sensitivity and Specificity; Solvents; Spectrophotometry, Infrared - methods; X-Ray Diffraction

Semiconductor nanocrystals produced by means of colloidal chemistry in a solvent medium are an attractive class of nanometer‐sized building blocks from which to create complex materials with unique properties for a variety of applications. Their optical and electronic properties can be tailored easi...