2015
91. Evaluation of Metal Phosphide Nanocrystals as Anode Materials for Na-ion Batteries
M. Walter, M.I. Bodnarchuk, K.V. Kravchyk, M.V. Kovalenko
CHIMIA, 2015, 69, 724-728. (Special issue “Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research”) external page Link (open access)Download (PDF, 510 KB)
90. Host–guest chemistry for tuning colloidal solubility, self-organization and photoconductivity of inorganic-capped nanocrystals
M.I. Bodnarchuk, S. Yakunin, L. Piveteau and M.V. Kovalenko
Nature Communications, 2015, 6, 10142. external page Link (open access) external page PDF
89. Opportunities and challenges for quantum dot photovoltaics
Maksym V. Kovalenko
Nature Nanotechnology, 2015, 10, 994–997. external page Link
88. Increasing photon absorption and stability of PbS quantum dot solar cells using a ZnO interlayer
L. Lai, M.J. Speirs, F. Chang, L. Piveteau, M.V. Kovalenko, J. Chen, J. Wu and M.A. Loi
Applied Physics Letters, 2015, 107, 183901. external page Link
87. Counterion-Mediated Ligand Exchange for PbS Colloidal Quantum Dot Superlattices
D.M. Balazs, D.N. Dirin, H. Fang, L. Protesescu, G.H. Brink, B.J. Kooi, M.V. Kovalenko, and M.A. Loi
ACS Nano, 2015, 9, 11951–11959. external page Link (open access) external page PDF
86. The Structure of Colloidal Quantum Dots from Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Surface Enhanced NMR Spectroscopy
L. Piveteau, T. Ong, A. Rossini, L. Emsley, C. Coperet, and M.V. Kovalenko
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 13964–13971. external page Link
85. Efficient and Inexpensive Sodium-Magnesium Hybrid Battery
M. Walter, K.V. Kravchyk, M. Ibáñez and M.V. Kovalenko
Chem. Mater., 2015, 27, 7452–7458. external page Link
Highlights: Blick, 2015, November 13 (external page «Katzengold-Batterie» als umweltfreundlicher Massenspeicher); Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 2015, November 13 (external page "Kostengünstige Katzengold-Batterie"); American Chemical Society News, 2015, November 4 (external page "New low-cost battery could help store renewable energy"); Empa press-release, 2015, November 12 (external page "Super environmentally friendly: the “fool’s gold battery"); Materialsgate News, 2015, November 16 (external page Super umweltfreundlich: Die “Katzengold-Batterie“); Baublatt, 2015, November 13 (external page "Katzengold-Batterie" als umweltfreundlicher Massenspeicher); Chemeurope News, 2015, November 17 (external page The “fool’s gold battery”).
84. Random Lasing with Systematic Threshold Behavior in Films of CdSe/CdS Core/Thick-Shell Colloidal Quantum Dots
C. Gollner, J. Ziegler, L. Protesescu, D.N. Dirin, R.T. Lechner, G. Fritz-Popovski, M. Sytnyk, S. Yakunin, S. Rotter, A.A. Yousefi Amin, C. Vidal, C. Hrelescu, T. A. Klar, M. Kovalenko, and W. Heiss
ACS Nano, 2015, 9, 9792–9801. external page Link
83. Colloidal BiF3 nanocrystals: a bottom-up approach to conversion-type Li-ion cathodes
M. Oszajca, K.V. Kravchyk, Marc Walter, F. Krieg, M.I. Bodnarchuk and M. Kovalenko
Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 16601-16605. external page Link
82. Low-threshold amplified spontaneous emission and lasing from colloidal nanocrystals of cesium lead halide perovskites CsPbX3 (X=Cl, Br, I)
S. Yakunin, L. Protesescu, F. Krieg, M. I. Bodnarchuk, G. Nedelcu, M. Humer, G. De Luca, M. Fiebig, W. Heiss, and M. V. Kovalenko
Nature Communications, 2015, 9, 8056. external page Link (open access) external page PDF
81. Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Solution-Processed H2-Evolving Photocathodes
L. Lai, W. Gomulya, M. Berghuis, L. Protesescu, R. J. Detz, J. Reek, M. V. Kovalenko, and M. A. Loi
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2015, 7, 19083–19090. external page Link
80. Fast Anion-Exchange in Highly Luminescent Nanocrystals of Cesium Lead Halide Perovskites (CsPbX3, X=Cl, Br, I)
G. Nedelcu, L. Protesescu, S. Yakunin, M.I. Bodnarchuk, M. Grotevent, and M.V. Kovalenko
Nano Letters, 2015, 15, 5635–5640. external page Link (open access) external page PDF
79. Temperature Dependent Optical Properties of PbS/CdS Core/Shell Quantum Dot Thin Films: Probing the Wave Function Delocalization
H. Fang, D. M. Balazs, L. Protesescu, M. V. Kovalenko, and M. A. Loi
J. Phys. Chem. C, 2015, 119, 17480–17486. external page Link
78. Detection of X-ray photons by solution-processed lead halide perovskites
S. Yakunin, M. Sytnyk, D. Kriegner, S. Shrestha, M. Richter, G. J. Matt, H. Azimi, C. J. Brabec, J. Stangl, M. V. Kovalenko and W. Heiss
Nature Photonics, 2015, 9, 444 - 449. external page Link
News and Views: Nature Photonics, 2015, 9, 420 - 421. ("Photodetectors: Low-cost X-ray detectors" by Prof. Safa Kasap). external page Link
77. Opto-electronics of PbS quantum dot and narrow bandgap polymer blends
S. Kahmann, A. Mura, L. Protesescu, M. V. Kovalenko, Ch. J. Brabec and M. A. Loi
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015, 3, 5499 - 5505. external page Link (open access) external page PDF
76. Pyrite (FeS2) Nanocrystals as Inexpensive High-Performance Lithium-Ion Cathode and Sodium-Ion Anode Materials
M. Walter, T. Zünd and M. V. Kovalenko
Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 9158 - 9163. external page Link
75. Considerations on the model-free shape retrieval of inorganic nanocrystals from small-angle scattering data
M. Burian, G. Fritz-Popovski, M. He, M. V. Kovalenko, O. Paris and R. T. Lechner
J. Appl. Cryst., 2015, 48, 857-868. external page Link
74. Inexpensive Antimony Nanocrystals and Their Composites with Red Phosphorus as High-Performance Anode Materials for Na-ion Batteries
M. Walter, R. Erni and M. V. Kovalenko
Scientific Reports, 2015, 5 : 8418. external page Link (open access) external page PDF
73. Nanocrystals of Cesium Lead Halide Perovskites (CsPbX3, X=Cl, Br, and I): Novel Optoelectronic Materials Showing Bright Emission with Wide Color Gamut
L. Protesescu, S. Yakunin, M. I. Bodnarchuk, F. Krieg, R. Caputo, C. H. Hendon, R. X. Yang, A. Walsh, and M. V. Kovalenko
Nano Letters, 2015, 15, 3692–3696. external page Link (open access) external page PDF
72. Prospects of Nanoscience with Nanocrystals
M. V. Kovalenko, L. Manna, A. Cabot, Z. Hens, D. V. Talapin, C. R. Kagan, V. I. Klimov, A. L. Rogach, P. Reiss, D. J. Milliron, P. Guyot-Sionnnest, G. Konstantatos, W. J. Parak, T. Hyeon, B. A. Korgel, C. B. Murray and W. Heiss
ACS Nano, 2015, 9, 1012–1057. external page Link (open access) external page PDF
71. Atomistic Description of Thiostannate-Capped CdSe Nanocrystals: Retention of Four-Coordinate SnS4 Motif and Preservation of Cd-Rich Stoichiometry
L. Protesescu, M. Nachtegaal, O. Voznyy, O. Borovinskaya, A. J. Rossini, L. Emsley, C. Coperet, D. Günther, E. H. Sargent, and M. V. Kovalenko
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 1862–1874. external page Link (open access) external page PDF
70. A General Synthesis Strategy for Monodisperse Metallic and Metalloid Nanoparticles (In, Ga, Bi, Sb, Zn, Cu, Sn and Their Alloys) via In-Situ Formed Metal-Long-Chain-Amides
M. He, L. Protesescu, R. Caputo, F. Krumeich, and M. V. Kovalenko
Chem. Mater., 2015, 27, 635-647. external page Link (open access) external page PDF
69. Monodisperse SnSb Nanocrystals for Li-ion and Na-ion Battery Anodes: Synergy and Dissonance Between Sn and Sb
M. He, M. Walter, K. V. Kravchyk, R. Erni, R. Widmer, and M. V. Kovalenko
Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 455-459. external page Link
68. Origin of the increased open circuit voltage in PbS-CdS core-shell quantum dot solar cells
M. J. Speirs, D. M. Balazs, H.-H. Fang, L.-H. Lai, L. Protesescu, M. V. Kovalenko and M. A. Loi
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3, 1450-1457. external page Link