Nanocrystal Synthesis and Applications

This lecture covers the synthesis and applications of nanocrystals, focusing on the introduction and motivation behind multi-domain functionalities in photocatalysts, magnets, and plasmonic materials. It discusses core-shell quantum dots to enhance brightness and excited state lifetime, as well as the doping of nanocrystals to modify material properties. The lecture also delves into nanocrystalline heterostructures, seeded-growth, and heterogeneous nucleation processes. Furthermore, it explores the transparent conductive oxides and the synthesis of multinary metal chalcogenides and oxides. The lecture concludes with a detailed examination of multi-metals in nanomaterials and the use of in-situ tools for analysis.