In the last two decades, many experiments were conducted in self-organization of nanocrystals into two- and three-dimensional (3D) superlattices and the superlattices were synthesized and characterized by different techniques, revealing their unusual properties. Among all characterization techniques, X-ray diffraction (XRD) is the one that has allowed the confirmation of the 3D superlattice formation due to the presence of sharp and intense diffraction peaks. In this work, we study self-organized superlattices of quantum dots of PbS prepared by dropping a monodispersed colloidal solution on a glass substrate at different temperatures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the last few years, research on dye-sensitised devices has been focused on the development of solar cells, based on CHNHPbX (X = I, Br, Cl) composites with perovskite structure. The deposition of perovskite thin films is usually carried out by solution-based processes using spin-coating techniques that result in the production of high quality films. Solar cells made by this method exceed 20% efficiency, with the potential for use in large scale production through ink print or screen printing techniques.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAqueous colloidal silver nanoparticles have substantial potential in biological application as markers and antibacterial agents and in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy applications. A simple method of fabrication and encapsulation into an inert shell is of great importance today to make their use ubiquitous. Here we show that colloids of silver-core/silica-shell nanoparticles can be easily fabricated by a laser-ablation-assisted chemical reduction method and their sizes can be tuned in the range of 2.
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