Here we report a biomimetic method to synthesize core-shell CdSe/ZnS semiconductor nanocrystals using a bi-functional peptide; the resulting nanocrystals had a defect free crystallinity and a clearly observed core-shell structure; the results are significant as this is the first report of core-shell semiconductor nanocrystal synthesis using a peptide template.

Single-crystalline PbTe nanowires were synthesized using the chemical vapor transport method. They consisted of rock-salt structure PbTe nanocrystals uniformly grown in the [100] direction. We fabricated field-effect transistors using a single PbTe nanowire, providing evidence for its intrinsic n-type semiconductor characteristics. The values of the carrier mobility and concentration were estim...

A new wurtzite phase Cu(2)ZnSnS(4) was discovered and the corresponding nanocrystals have been successfully synthesized. They have been characterized in detail and showed the photoelectric response, which demonstrated their potential in the application of photovoltaic devices.

The solution-phase synthesis of high quality LaOBr nanocrystals has been realized by single source precursors under the assistance of an organic salt (TBAB) and characterized by XRD and TEM. The unique crystallization process of LaOBr NCs is demonstrated and dictated by the amidation reaction. The X-ray luminescence of (Tm, Tb, Eu)-doped LaOBr NCs has also been characterized.

We calculate the optical attractive forces that occur between 30-nm Au or Ag nanocrystals when irradiated at visible wavelengths. These forces show resonances at dipolar plasmon wavelengths, similar to resonances in the near-field electromagnetic intensities. At MW/cm2 intensities, optical forces can be stronger than van der Waals forces and could be used to organize metallic particles. We also...

We studied the rate of spontaneous emission from colloidal CdSe and CdTe nanocrystals at room temperature. The decay rate, obtained from luminescence decay curves, increases with the emission frequency in a supralinear way. This dependence is explained by the thermal occupation of dark exciton states at room temperature, giving rise to a strong attenuation of the rate of emission. The supraline...

Low-symmetric complexes {[Co(μ(2)-L)(H(2)O)(2)]·H(2)O}(n) (1) and {[Co(μ(3)-L)(H(2)O)]·0.5H(2)O}(n) (2) and corresponding nanocrystals were obtained, which exhibit structural recurrence behaviour at various temperatures as well as changes of chiral, nonlinear optical and ferroelectric properties.