From ligands to binding motifs and beyond; the enhanced versatility of nanocrystal surfaces

Efficient One-Pot Synthesis of Colloidal Zirconium Oxide Nanoparticles for High-Refractive-Index Nanocomposites

(2016) Chao Liu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Mapping Buried Hydrogen-Bonding Networks

(2016) John C. Thomas et al.   ACS Nano

Chemically Triggered Formation of Two-Dimensional Epitaxial Quantum Dot Superlattices

(2016) Willem Walravens et al.   ACS Nano

Photovoltaic Performance of PbS Quantum Dots Treated with Metal Salts

(2016) Dong-Kyun Ko et al.   ACS Nano

Highly Dynamic Ligand Binding and Light Absorption Coefficient of Cesium Lead Bromide Perovskite Nanocrystals

(2016) Jonathan De Roo et al.   ACS Nano

Composition and Permeability of Oleate Adlayers of CdS Quantum Dots upon Dilution to Photoluminescence-Relevant Concentrations

(2016) Alexander B. Nepomnyashchii et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

The Dynamic Organic/Inorganic Interface of Colloidal PbS Quantum Dots

(2016) Roberto Grisorio et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Synthesis of Semiconductor Nanocrystals, Focusing on Nontoxic and Earth-Abundant Materials

(2016) Peter Reiss et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Scalable Heating-Up Synthesis of Monodisperse Cu2ZnSnS4 Nanocrystals

(2016) Alexey Shavel et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Quantifying Ligand Exchange Reactions at CdSe Nanocrystal Surfaces

(2016) Robin R. Knauf et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Luminescent InP Quantum Dots with Tunable Emission by Post-Synthetic Modification with Lewis Acids

(2016) Jennifer L. Stein et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Aminophosphines: A Double Role in the Synthesis of Colloidal Indium Phosphide Quantum Dots

(2016) Mickael D. Tessier et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Amino Acid-Based Stabilization of Oxide Nanocrystals in Polar Media: From Insight in Ligand Exchange to Solution 1H NMR Probing of Short-Chained Adsorbates

(2016) Jonathan De Roo et al.   LANGMUIR

10.6% Certified Colloidal Quantum Dot Solar Cells via Solvent-Polarity-Engineered Halide Passivation

(2016) Xinzheng Lan et al.   NANO LETTERS

Colloidal metal oxide nanocrystal catalysis by sustained chemically driven ligand displacement

(2016) Jonathan De Roo et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Charge transport and localization in atomically coherent quantum dot solids

(2016) Kevin Whitham et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

The surface science of nanocrystals

(2016) Michael A. Boles et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Core and surface engineering in binary, ternary and quaternary semiconductor nanocrystals—A critical review

(2016) Piotr Bujak   SYNTHETIC METALS

Carboxylic-Acid-Passivated Metal Oxide Nanocrystals: Ligand Exchange Characteristics of a New Binding Motif

(2015) Jonathan De Roo et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Colloidal Quantum Dot Solar Cells

(2015) Graham H. Carey et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Synthesis and Surface Chemistry of Cadmium Carboxylate Passivated CdTe Nanocrystals from Cadmium bis(Phenyltellurolate)

(2015) Michael P. Campos et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

NMR Techniques for Noble Metal Nanoparticles

(2015) Lauren E. Marbella et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Fast and Tunable Synthesis of ZrO2 Nanocrystals: Mechanistic Insights into Precursor Dependence

(2015) Katrien De Keukeleere et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Proton Migration on Hydrated Surface of Cubic ZrO2: Ab initio Molecular Dynamics Simulation

(2015) Ryuhei Sato et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Effect of Surface Stoichiometry on Blinking and Hole Trapping Dynamics in CdSe Nanocrystals

(2015) Erik Busby et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Ligand Surface Chemistry Dictates Light Emission from Nanocrystals

(2015) Michael M. Krause et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Electron Doping in Bottom-Up Engineered Thermoelectric Nanomaterials through HCl-Mediated Ligand Displacement

(2015) Maria Ibáñez et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Structure of Colloidal Quantum Dots from Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Surface Enhanced NMR Spectroscopy

(2015) Laura Piveteau et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Atomistic Description of Thiostannate-Capped CdSe Nanocrystals: Retention of Four-Coordinate SnS4 Motif and Preservation of Cd-Rich Stoichiometry

(2015) Loredana Protesescu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Efficient Removal of Organic Ligands from Supported Nanocrystals by Fast Thermal Annealing Enables Catalytic Studies on Well-Defined Active Phases

(2015) Matteo Cargnello et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Tuning the Optical Properties of Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals by Anion Exchange Reactions

(2015) Quinten A. Akkerman et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Large Exciton Energy Shifts by Reversible Surface Exchange in 2D II–VI Nanocrystals

(2015) Yang Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Fast Anion-Exchange in Highly Luminescent Nanocrystals of Cesium Lead Halide Perovskites (CsPbX3, X = Cl, Br, I)

(2015) Georgian Nedelcu et al.   NANO LETTERS

The coordination chemistry of nanocrystal surfaces

(2015) J. Owen   SCIENCE

A tunable library of substituted thiourea precursors to metal sulfide nanocrystals

(2015) M. P. Hendricks et al.   SCIENCE

Epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7−xnanocomposite thin films from colloidal solutions

(2015) P Cayado et al.   SUPERCONDUCTOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Low Capping Group Surface Density on Zinc Oxide Nanocrystals

(2014) Carolyn N. Valdez et al.   ACS Nano

Surface Functionalization of Semiconductor and Oxide Nanocrystals with Small Inorganic Oxoanions (PO43–, MoO42–) and Polyoxometalate Ligands

(2014) Jing Huang et al.   ACS Nano

Less Is More. Cation Exchange and the Chemistry of the Nanocrystal Surface

(2014) Yolanda Justo et al.   ACS Nano

Epitaxially Connected PbSe Quantum-Dot Films: Controlled Neck Formation and Optoelectronic Properties

(2014) C. S. Suchand Sandeep et al.   ACS Nano

Assembly of BaTiO3Nanocrystals into Macroscopic Aerogel Monoliths with High Surface Area

(2014) Felix Rechberger et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Influence and Removal of Capping Ligands on Catalytic Colloidal Nanoparticles

(2014) Weixin Huang et al.   CATALYSIS LETTERS

Elucidating the Surface Chemistry of Zinc Phosphide Nanoparticles Through Ligand Exchange

(2014) Md Hosnay Mobarok et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Surface Chemistry of CuInS2 Colloidal Nanocrystals, Tight Binding of L-Type Ligands

(2014) Ruben Dierick et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

A General Approach To Study the Thermodynamics of Ligand Adsorption to Colloidal Surfaces Demonstrated by Means of Catechols Binding to Zinc Oxide Quantum Dots

(2014) Wei Lin et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Phase-controlled synthesis of ZrO2nanoparticles for highly transparent dielectric thin films

(2014) Tarik Ali Cheema et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

Application of the Covalent Bond Classification Method for the Teaching of Inorganic Chemistry

(2014) Malcolm L. H. Green et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION

Mechanistic Insight into the Formation of Cationic Naked Nanocrystals Generated under Equilibrium Control

(2014) Sean E. Doris et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Lead Halide Perovskites and Other Metal Halide Complexes As Inorganic Capping Ligands for Colloidal Nanocrystals

(2014) Dmitry N. Dirin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Thiolate Ligands as a Double-Edged Sword for CO Oxidation on CeO2 Supported Au25(SCH2CH2Ph)18 Nanoclusters

(2014) Zili Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Unravelling the Surface Chemistry of Metal Oxide Nanocrystals, the Role of Acids and Bases

(2014) Jonathan De Roo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Hydroxylation of the surface of PbS nanocrystals passivated with oleic acid

(2014) D. Zherebetskyy et al.   SCIENCE

Removal and Utilization of Capping Agents in Nanocatalysis

(2013) Zhiqiang Niu et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Conversion Reactions of Cadmium Chalcogenide Nanocrystal Precursors

(2013) Raúl García-Rodríguez et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

A Solution NMR Toolbox for Characterizing the Surface Chemistry of Colloidal Nanocrystals

(2013) Zeger Hens et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Ligand Exchange and the Stoichiometry of Metal Chalcogenide Nanocrystals: Spectroscopic Observation of Facile Metal-Carboxylate Displacement and Binding

(2013) Nicholas C. Anderson et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Tunable near-infrared and visible-light transmittance in nanocrystal-in-glass composites

(2013) Anna Llordés et al.   NATURE

Control of Metal Nanocrystal Size Reveals Metal-Support Interface Role for Ceria Catalysts

(2013) M. Cargnello et al.   SCIENCE

Chemical, Structural, and Quantitative Analysis of the Ligand Shells of Colloidal Quantum Dots

(2012) Adam J. Morris-Cohen et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Soluble, Chloride-Terminated CdSe Nanocrystals: Ligand Exchange Monitored by 1H and 31P NMR Spectroscopy

(2012) Nicholas C. Anderson et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Full Characterization of Colloidal Solutions of Long-Alkyl-Chain-Amine-Stabilized ZnO Nanoparticles by NMR Spectroscopy: Surface State, Equilibria, and Affinity

(2012) Yannick Coppel et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Determination of monolayer-protected gold nanoparticle ligand–shell morphology using NMR

(2012) Xiang Liu et al.   Nature Communications

Exceptionally Mild Reactive Stripping of Native Ligands from Nanocrystal Surfaces by Using Meerwein’s Salt

(2011) Evelyn L. Rosen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Unspecific ligand binding yielding stable colloidal ITO-nanoparticle dispersions

(2011) Claudia Grote et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Binding of Phosphonic Acids to CdSe Quantum Dots: A Solution NMR Study

(2011) Raquel Gomes et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Metal-free Inorganic Ligands for Colloidal Nanocrystals: S2–, HS–, Se2–, HSe–, Te2–, HTe–, TeS32–, OH–, and NH2–as Surface Ligands

(2011) Angshuman Nag et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Utilizing Self-Exchange To Address the Binding of Carboxylic Acid Ligands to CdSe Quantum Dots

(2010) Bernd Fritzinger et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Surface Chemistry of InP Quantum Dots: A Comprehensive Study

(2010) Arnaud Cros-Gagneux et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A Generalized Ligand-Exchange Strategy Enabling Sequential Surface Functionalization of Colloidal Nanocrystals

(2010) Angang Dong et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Calorimetric Study of the Adsorption of Poly(ethylene oxide) and Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) onto Cationic Nanoparticles

(2010) Naa Larteokor McFarlane et al.   LANGMUIR

The Effect of a Common Purification Procedure on the Chemical Composition of the Surfaces of CdSe Quantum Dots Synthesized with Trioctylphosphine Oxide

(2009) Adam J. Morris-Cohen et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

In Situ Observation of Rapid Ligand Exchange in Colloidal Nanocrystal Suspensions Using Transfer NOE Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

(2009) Bernd Fritzinger et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Resolving the Structure of Ligands Bound to the Surface of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles by High-Resolution Magic-Angle Spinning NMR Spectroscopy

(2008) Laura Polito et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Identification of Acidic Phosphorus-Containing Ligands Involved in the Surface Chemistry of CdSe Nanoparticles Prepared in Tri-N-octylphosphine Oxide Solvents

(2008) Jordan T. Kopping et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Surface Chemistry of Colloidal PbSe Nanocrystals

(2008) Iwan Moreels et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Reaction Chemistry and Ligand Exchange at Cadmium−Selenide Nanocrystal Surfaces

(2008) Jonathan S. Owen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Utilizing the Lability of Lead Selenide to Produce Heterostructured Nanocrystals with Bright, Stable Infrared Emission

(2008) Jeffrey M. Pietryga et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY