Insights into the Illuminating World of Nanocrystalline Materials: Structure–Property Relationships in Precise Nanocrystals to Ensembles

Crisp R, Singh S (2024)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2024

Journal

Crystal Growth and Design American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.4c01098

Abstract

Advancements in nanocrystal design and synthesis have profoundly impacted a wide range of technological fields, including semiconductor electronics, photovoltaics, photoemission, lasing, thermoelectrics, batteries, and magnetics. After 40 years of dedicated research, the research community now achieves nanocrystals with precisely controlled dimensions, compositions, and surface terminations, resulting in tailored physical and chemical properties. These breakthroughs have deepened our understanding of nanocrystals with diverse elemental compositions, such as binary II–VI, IV–VI, III–V nanocrystals, I–III–VI ternary nanocrystals, I–II–IV–VI quaternary nanocrystals, and perovskite nanocrystals. The technological advancements and fundamental understanding of these various nanocrystal families are driven by extensive research into their structure–property relationships. This interdisciplinary research area unites experimental and computational chemists, physicists, microscopists, and spectroscopists.

This Virtual Special Issue (VSI) showcases 24 papers highlighting the latest progress in understanding the link between the properties and structures of nanomaterials. The recent collection of scientific papers explores the innovative frontiers of nanomaterials, showcasing groundbreaking advancements in synthesis, characterization, and applications. This editorial summary highlights the salient features and scientific contributions of these studies, each pushing the boundaries of nanotechnology and material science. The works presented here are categorized into four themes, each paving the way for future research.

Authors with CRIS profile

Ryan Crisp Lehrstuhl für Chemistry of thin film materials

Involved external institutions

University of Limerick IE Ireland (IE)

How to cite

APA:

Crisp, R., & Singh, S. (2024). Insights into the Illuminating World of Nanocrystalline Materials: Structure–Property Relationships in Precise Nanocrystals to Ensembles. Crystal Growth and Design. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.4c01098

MLA:

Crisp, Ryan, and Shalini Singh. "Insights into the Illuminating World of Nanocrystalline Materials: Structure–Property Relationships in Precise Nanocrystals to Ensembles." Crystal Growth and Design (2024).

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