Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals represent a very dynamic field, both from a fundamental and applications viewpoint. Numerous efforts have been made to produce stable nanocrystals with controlled size, surface, and electronic properties. Their unique properties, such as their excellent size- and composition-related electronic and optical properties, stability, and limited toxicity make them very appealing materials for a variety of applications, such as solar cells, light-emitting devices, field-effect transistors, photocatalytic systems, photodetectors, and bioimaging, to name a few.

We invite authors to contribute original research articles or comprehensive review articles covering the most recent progress and new developments in the design, synthesis, study, and utilization of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals for efficient and novel devices.

This Special Issue aims to cover a broad range of subjects, from nanocrystal synthesis and study of their fundamental properties, to the fabrication and characterization of devices and technologies with nanocrystals integration. The format of welcomed articles includes full papers, communications, and reviews. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Novel colloidal nanocrystals (quantum dots) design and synthesis with a special focus on sustainable materials and technologies
• Perovskite halide nanocrystals: synthesis and applications
• Experimental and/or theoretical study of the synthesis mechanisms as well as fundamental properties of the nanocrystals
• Fabrication and characterisation of the optoelectronic devices based on nanocrystals: solar cells, photodetectors, LEDs, TFTs, photoelectrocatalytical systems, and so.
• Utilisation of nanocrystals for biological applications: bioimaging, drug delivery, and so on.

Dr. Dmitry Aldakov
Dr. Benoît Mahler
Guest Editors

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