The synthesis of colloidal quantum dots (QDs) and their integration in emerging technologies is a rapidly growing field. QDs can now be grown in a variety of structures, shapes and compositions, constituting nano-objects which feature unique and tunable optoelectronic properties. The latter include tunable emission in the full visible to infrared spectral range, double emission from core-shell systems, combined quantum and classical emission from “giant” QDs or dot-in-bulk structures. As the field matures, there has been a recent surge of interest in controlling the properties of QDs based on their composition and structure, following the need to create heavy metal-free complex systems with advanced functionalities for a range of technologies such as solid state lighting, energy conversion and storage devices (including solar fuels), sensors and biosensors, theranostic, bio-imaging and quantum information. The objective of this symposium is to gather scientists from around the world to discuss the latest advances in new synthetic strategies, in nanostructure fabrication, band gap engineering, surface chemistry and quantum dot organization and how these can result in new functionalities for high performance technologies. We aim to foster a multidisciplinary discussion, bringing together experts from inorganic synthesis, physical chemistry, device physics and materials engineering.

inorganic luminescence nanoscale nanostructure optical properties photoconductivity quantum effects quantum materials