Semiconductor quantum dots: Technological progress and future challenges

Colloidal quantum dot lasers

(2021) Young-Shin Park et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Mid- and Long-Wave Infrared Optoelectronics via Intraband Transitions in PbS Colloidal Quantum Dots

(2020) Iñigo Ramiro et al.   NANO LETTERS

Quantum dot solids showing state-resolved band-like transport

(2020) Xinzheng Lan et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Efficient near-infrared light-emitting diodes based on quantum dots in layered perovskite

(2020) Liang Gao et al.   Nature Photonics

Optically pumped colloidal-quantum-dot lasing in LED-like devices with an integrated optical cavity

(2020) Jeongkyun Roh et al.   Nature Communications

Low Dark Current High Gain InAs Quantum Dot Avalanche Photodiodes Monolithically Grown on Si

(2020) Baile Chen et al.   ACS Photonics

Consensus statement for stability assessment and reporting for perovskite photovoltaics based on ISOS procedures

(2020) Mark V. Khenkin et al.   Nature Energy

Ligand-assisted cation-exchange engineering for high-efficiency colloidal Cs1−xFAxPbI3 quantum dot solar cells with reduced phase segregation

(2020) Mengmeng Hao et al.   Nature Energy

A review of carbon quantum dots and their applications in wastewater treatment

(2020) Umairah Abd Rani et al.   ADVANCES IN COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Enhanced optical path and electron diffusion length enable high-efficiency perovskite tandems

(2020) Bin Chen et al.   Nature Communications

Spectroscopic insights into high defect tolerance of Zn:CuInSe2 quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells

(2020) Jun Du et al.   Nature Energy

Single-Exciton Gain and Stimulated Emission Across the Infrared Telecom Band from Robust Heavily Doped PbS Colloidal Quantum Dots

(2020) Sotirios Christodoulou et al.   NANO LETTERS

Energy storage emerging: A perspective from the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research

(2020) Lynn Trahey et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Charge transport in semiconductors assembled from nanocrystal quantum dots

(2020) Nuri Yazdani et al.   Nature Communications

Monolayer Perovskite Bridges Enable Strong Quantum Dot Coupling for Efficient Solar Cells

(2020) Bin Sun et al.   Joule

Metal Halide Perovskites in Quantum Dot Solar Cells: Progress and Prospects

(2020) Jianyu Yuan et al.   Joule

Colloidal Quantum Dot Photovoltaics: Current Progress and Path to Gigawatt Scale Enabled by Smart Manufacturing

(2020) Ahmad R. Kirmani et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Toward Full-Color Electroluminescent Quantum Dot Displays

(2020) Jiwoong Yang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Trap states in lead chalcogenide colloidal quantum dots—origin, impact, and remedies

(2020) Simon Kahmann et al.   Applied Physics Reviews

Particulate Photocatalysts for Water Splitting. Recent Advances and Future Prospects

(2019) Tsuyoshi Takata et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Coherent single-photon emission from colloidal lead halide perovskite quantum dots

(2019) Hendrik Utzat et al.   SCIENCE

Redefining near-unity luminescence in quantum dots with photothermal threshold quantum yield

(2019) David A. Hanifi et al.   SCIENCE

Dual-band infrared imaging using stacked colloidal quantum dot photodiodes

(2019) Xin Tang et al.   Nature Photonics

Visible quantum dot light-emitting diodes with simultaneous high brightness and efficiency

(2019) Huaibin Shen et al.   Nature Photonics

Bridging Two Worlds: Colloidal versus Epitaxial Quantum Dots

(2019) Manfred Bayer   ANNALEN DER PHYSIK

Lattice anchoring stabilizes solution-processed semiconductors

(2019) Mengxia Liu et al.   NATURE

Droplet epitaxy of semiconductor nanostructures for quantum photonic devices

(2019) Massimo Gurioli et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Fiber-Coupled Luminescent Concentrators for Medical Diagnostics, Agriculture, and Telecommunications

(2019) Nikolay S. Makarov et al.   ACS Nano

Semiconductor Quantum Dots: An Emerging Candidate for CO 2 Photoreduction

(2019) Hao‐Lin Wu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A colloidal quantum dot infrared photodetector and its use for intraband detection

(2019) Clément Livache et al.   Nature Communications

Machine Learning Accelerates Discovery of Optimal Colloidal Quantum Dot Synthesis

(2019) Oleksandr Voznyy et al.   ACS Nano

Sub–single-exciton lasing using charged quantum dots coupled to a distributed feedback cavity

(2019) Oleg V. Kozlov et al.   SCIENCE

High Carrier Mobility in HgTe Quantum Dot Solids Improves Mid-IR Photodetectors

(2019) Menglu Chen et al.   ACS Photonics

Setting Carriers Free: Healing Faulty Interfaces Promotes Delocalization and Transport in Nanocrystal Solids

(2019) Willem Walravens et al.   ACS Nano

Highly efficient and stable InP/ZnSe/ZnS quantum dot light-emitting diodes

(2019) Yu-Ho Won et al.   NATURE

Efficient hybrid colloidal quantum dot/organic solar cells mediated by near-infrared sensitizing small molecules

(2019) Se-Woong Baek et al.   Nature Energy

Efficiency Limit of Colloidal Quantum Dot Solar Cells: Effect of Optical Interference on Active Layer Absorption

(2019) Taewan Kim et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Fast and Sensitive Colloidal Quantum Dot Mid-Wave Infrared Photodetectors

(2018) Matthew M. Ackerman et al.   ACS Nano

On-demand generation of background-free single photons from a solid-state source

(2018) Lucas Schweickert et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Self-doped colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals with intraband transitions in steady state

(2018) Jihye Kim et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Colloidal Synthesis of Semiconductor Quantum Dots toward Large-Scale Production: A Review

(2018) Yuan Pu et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

High-efficiency, deep blue ZnCdS/CdxZn1−xS/ZnS quantum-dot-light-emitting devices with an EQE exceeding 18%

(2018) Ouyang Wang et al.   Nanoscale

Bright colloidal quantum dot light-emitting diodes enabled by efficient chlorination

(2018) Xiyan Li et al.   Nature Photonics

Tandem luminescent solar concentrators based on engineered quantum dots

(2018) Kaifeng Wu et al.   Nature Photonics

Strain-Tunable GaAs Quantum Dot: A Nearly Dephasing-Free Source of Entangled Photon Pairs on Demand

(2018) Daniel Huber et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Highly Efficient and Stable CO2 Reduction Photocatalyst with a Hierarchical Structure of Mesoporous TiO2 on 3D Graphene with Few-Layered MoS2

(2018) Hyunju Jung et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Photocatalytic fixation of nitrogen to ammonia: state-of-the-art advancements and future prospects

(2018) Xingzhu Chen et al.   Materials Horizons

High-Performance CuInS2 Quantum Dot Laminated Glass Luminescent Solar Concentrators for Windows

(2018) Matthew R. Bergren et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Accelerating the discovery of materials for clean energy in the era of smart automation

(2018) Daniel P. Tabor et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Plastic waste as a feedstock for solar-driven H2 generation

(2018) Taylor Uekert et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Synthesis cost dictates the commercial viability of lead sulfide and perovskite quantum dot photovoltaics

(2018) Joel Jean et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Droop-Free Colloidal Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diodes

(2018) Jaehoon Lim et al.   NANO LETTERS

All-inorganic perovskite nanocrystal scintillators

(2018) Qiushui Chen et al.   NATURE

Superstructures generated from truncated tetrahedral quantum dots

(2018) Yasutaka Nagaoka et al.   NATURE

Semiconducting quantum dots for artificial photosynthesis

(2018) Xu-Bing Li et al.   Nature Reviews Chemistry

Enabling Visible-Light-Driven Selective CO2 Reduction by Doping Quantum Dots: Trapping Electrons and Suppressing H2 Evolution

(2018) Jin Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Giant Modal Gain Coefficients in Colloidal II–VI Nanoplatelets

(2018) Burak Guzelturk et al.   NANO LETTERS

Superfluorescence from lead halide perovskite quantum dot superlattices

(2018) Gabriele Rainò et al.   NATURE

High-efficiency colloidal quantum dot infrared light-emitting diodes via engineering at the supra-nanocrystalline level

(2018) Santanu Pradhan et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Current status and technological prospect of photodetectors based on two-dimensional materials

(2018) Gerasimos Konstantatos   Nature Communications

Road Map for Nanocrystal Based Infrared Photodetectors

(2018) Clément Livache et al.   Frontiers in Chemistry

Surface Traps in Colloidal Quantum Dots: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Perspective

(2017) Carlo Giansante et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Performance Limits of Luminescent Solar Concentrators Tested with Seed/Quantum-Well Quantum Dots in a Selective-Reflector-Based Optical Cavity

(2017) Hyung-Jun Song et al.   NANO LETTERS

Photovoltage field-effect transistors

(2017) Valerio Adinolfi et al.   NATURE

Continuous-wave lasing in colloidal quantum dot solids enabled by facet-selective epitaxy

(2017) Fengjia Fan et al.   NATURE

Optical gain in colloidal quantum dots achieved with direct-current electrical pumping

(2017) Jaehoon Lim et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Towards zero-threshold optical gain using charged semiconductor quantum dots

(2017) Kaifeng Wu et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Broadband image sensor array based on graphene–CMOS integration

(2017) Stijn Goossens et al.   Nature Photonics

Quantum-Dot Single-Photon Sources for Entanglement Enhanced Interferometry

(2017) M. Müller et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Direct optical lithography of functional inorganic nanomaterials

(2017) Yuanyuan Wang et al.   SCIENCE

Field-emission from quantum-dot-in-perovskite solids

(2017) F. Pelayo García de Arquer et al.   Nature Communications

Electrically-driven single-photon sources based on colloidal quantum dots with near-optimal antibunching at room temperature

(2017) Xing Lin et al.   Nature Communications

Light Emission Mechanisms in CuInS2 Quantum Dots Evaluated by Spectral Electrochemistry

(2017) Addis S. Fuhr et al.   ACS Photonics

Designing the Surfaces of Semiconductor Quantum Dots for Colloidal Photocatalysis

(2017) Emily A. Weiss   ACS Energy Letters

Breaking the Open-Circuit Voltage Deficit Floor in PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells through Synergistic Ligand and Architecture Engineering

(2017) Santanu Pradhan et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Solar-driven reforming of lignocellulose to H2 with a CdS/CdOx photocatalyst

(2017) David W. Wakerley et al.   Nature Energy

Luminescent solar concentrators for building-integrated photovoltaics

(2017) Francesco Meinardi et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Solution-processed semiconductors for next-generation photodetectors

(2017) F. Pelayo García de Arquer et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Kinetics of the self-assembly of nanocrystal superlattices measured by real-time in situ X-ray scattering

(2016) Mark C. Weidman et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Hybrid organic–inorganic inks flatten the energy landscape in colloidal quantum dot solids

(2016) Mengxia Liu et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

The surface science of nanocrystals

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

Solution-processed solar cells based on environmentally friendly AgBiS2 nanocrystals

(2016) María Bernechea et al.   Nature Photonics

Lead sulphide nanocrystal photodetector technologies

(2016) Rinku Saran et al.   Nature Photonics

Highly efficient quantum dot near-infrared light-emitting diodes

(2016) Xiwen Gong et al.   Nature Photonics

Near-optimal single-photon sources in the solid state

(2016) N. Somaschi et al.   Nature Photonics

Highly indistinguishable on-demand resonance fluorescence photons from a deterministic quantum dot micropillar device with 74% extraction efficiency

(2016) Sebastian Unsleber et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

On-Demand Single Photons with High Extraction Efficiency and Near-Unity Indistinguishability from a Resonantly Driven Quantum Dot in a Micropillar

(2016) Xing Ding et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Deterministic generation of a cluster state of entangled photons

(2016) I. Schwartz et al.   SCIENCE

Quantum dot-induced phase stabilization of  -CsPbI3 perovskite for high-efficiency photovoltaics

(2016) A. Swarnkar et al.   SCIENCE

Themed issue on water splitting and photocatalysis

(2016) Shannon W. Boettcher et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Single Photons from a Hot Solid-State Emitter at 350 K

(2016) Mark J. Holmes et al.   ACS Photonics

Photo-FETs: Phototransistors Enabled by 2D and 0D Nanomaterials

(2016) Dominik Kufer et al.   ACS Photonics

Doctor-blade deposition of quantum dots onto standard window glass for low-loss large-area luminescent solar concentrators

(2016) Hongbo Li et al.   Nature Energy

Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue Amplified Spontaneous Emission and Lasing Using Colloidal CdSe Nanoplatelets

(2015) Chunxing She et al.   ACS Nano

Designed Assembly and Integration of Colloidal Nanocrystals for Device Applications

(2015) Jiwoong Yang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Nanocrystals of Cesium Lead Halide Perovskites (CsPbX3, X = Cl, Br, and I): Novel Optoelectronic Materials Showing Bright Emission with Wide Color Gamut

(2015) Loredana Protesescu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Open-Circuit Voltage Deficit, Radiative Sub-Bandgap States, and Prospects in Quantum Dot Solar Cells

(2015) Chia-Hao Marcus Chuang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Effect of Auger Recombination on Lasing in Heterostructured Quantum Dots with Engineered Core/Shell Interfaces

(2015) Young-Shin Park et al.   NANO LETTERS

A colloidal quantum dot spectrometer

(2015) Jie Bao et al.   NATURE

Hong–Ou–Mandel interference of two phonons in trapped ions

(2015) Kenji Toyoda et al.   NATURE

Quantum-dot-in-perovskite solids

(2015) Zhijun Ning et al.   NATURE

Highly efficient large-area colourless luminescent solar concentrators using heavy-metal-free colloidal quantum dots

(2015) Francesco Meinardi et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

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

Self-photosensitization of nonphotosynthetic bacteria for solar-to-chemical production

(2015) K. K. Sakimoto et al.   SCIENCE

Low-threshold amplified spontaneous emission and lasing from colloidal nanocrystals of caesium lead halide perovskites

(2015) Sergii Yakunin et al.   Nature Communications

Quantum Dot Luminescent Concentrator Cavity Exhibiting 30-fold Concentration

(2015) Noah D. Bronstein et al.   ACS Photonics

Monodisperse, Air-Stable PbS Nanocrystals via Precursor Stoichiometry Control

(2014) Mark C. Weidman et al.   ACS Nano

Colloidal Quantum Dots Intraband Photodetectors

(2014) Zhiyou Deng et al.   ACS Nano

Solution-processed, high-performance light-emitting diodes based on quantum dots

(2014) Xingliang Dai et al.   NATURE

Improved performance and stability in quantum dot solar cells through band alignment engineering

(2014) Chia-Hao M. Chuang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Large-area luminescent solar concentrators based on ‘Stokes-shift-engineered’ nanocrystals in a mass-polymerized PMMA matrix

(2014) Francesco Meinardi et al.   Nature Photonics

On-demand generation of indistinguishable polarization-entangled photon pairs

(2014) M. Müller et al.   Nature Photonics

Long-range orientation and atomic attachment of nanocrystals in 2D honeycomb superlattices

(2014) M. P. Boneschanscher et al.   SCIENCE

Multicarrier Interactions in Semiconductor Nanocrystals in Relation to the Phenomena of Auger Recombination and Carrier Multiplication

(2014) Victor I. Klimov   Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics

Controlled Alloying of the Core–Shell Interface in CdSe/CdS Quantum Dots for Suppression of Auger Recombination

(2013) Wan Ki Bae et al.   ACS Nano

Origins of Low Quantum Efficiencies in Quantum Dot LEDs

(2013) Deniz Bozyigit et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Spectroscopic insights into the performance of quantum dot light-emitting diodes

(2013) Wan Ki Bae et al.   MRS BULLETIN

High-efficiency quantum-dot light-emitting devices with enhanced charge injection

(2013) Benjamin S. Mashford et al.   Nature Photonics

Bright solid-state sources of indistinguishable single photons

(2013) O. Gazzano et al.   Nature Communications

Synthesis, properties and applications of colloidal germanium and germanium-based nanomaterials

(2012) Dimitri D. Vaughn II et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Hybrid graphene–quantum dot phototransistors with ultrahigh gain

(2012) Gerasimos Konstantatos et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Solution-processed inorganic bulk nano-heterojunctions and their application to solar cells

(2012) Arup K. Rath et al.   Nature Photonics

Understanding intermediate-band solar cells

(2012) Antonio Luque et al.   Nature Photonics

PbSe Nanocrystal-Based Infrared-to-Visible Up-Conversion Device

(2011) Do Young Kim et al.   NANO LETTERS

Band-like transport, high electron mobility and high photoconductivity in all-inorganic nanocrystal arrays

(2011) Jong-Soo Lee et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Mid-infrared HgTe colloidal quantum dot photodetectors

(2011) Sean Keuleyan et al.   Nature Photonics

Ultrafast coherent control and suppressed nuclear feedback of a single quantum dot hole qubit

(2011) Kristiaan De Greve et al.   Nature Physics

Heavily Doped Semiconductor Nanocrystal Quantum Dots

(2011) D. Mocatta et al.   SCIENCE

Thirty Years of Luminescent Solar Concentrator Research: Solar Energy for the Built Environment

(2011) Michael G. Debije et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

One-Step Synthesis of Highly Luminescent Carbon Dots in Noncoordinating Solvents

(2010) Fu Wang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Suppressed Auger Recombination in “Giant” Nanocrystals Boosts Optical Gain Performance

(2009) Florencio García-Santamaría et al.   NANO LETTERS

Suppression of Auger Processes in Confined Structures

(2009) George E. Cragg et al.   NANO LETTERS

A Coherent Single-Hole Spin in a Semiconductor

(2009) Daniel Brunner et al.   SCIENCE

Fast, sensitive and spectrally tuneable colloidal-quantum-dot photodetectors

(2008) Jason P. Clifford et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Colloidal quantum-dot light-emitting diodes with metal-oxide charge transport layers

(2008) J. M. Caruge et al.   Nature Photonics

Quantum-dot infrared photodetectors: Status and outlook

(2008) P. Martyniuk et al.   PROGRESS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS

Doped Nanocrystals

(2008) D. J. Norris et al.   SCIENCE