Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38629390›Full record

ReviewChemical reviews2024

Charge Transfer from Quantum-Confined 0D, 1D, and 2D Nanocrystals.

Qiuyang Li, Kaifeng Wu, Haiming Zhu, Ye Yang, Sheng He, Tianquan Lian

Open access · hybridAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Chemical reviews, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed
9.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 79 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Ultra-thin γ-InNature communications · 2026
    Article
  2. Article
  3. Structure Engineered Quantum Dots Couple COAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026
    Article
  4. Article
  5. Review
  6. Synthesis of a Library of Transition Metal Sulfide@MoSSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026
    Article
  7. Electrically Tunable Tunneling and Spectral Response in WSeSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026
    Article
  8. Article
  9. Review
  10. Article
  11. Article
  12. Article
  13. Article
  14. Article
  15. Review
  16. Article
  17. Review
  18. Review
  19. Review
  20. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Qiuyang LiDepartment of Physics, University of Michigan, 450 Church St, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-8192-3960
Kaifeng WuState Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1047-6606
Haiming ZhuDepartment of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7747-9054
Ye YangThe State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2827-3572
Sheng HeDepartment of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-1502-0584
Tianquan LianDepartment of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-8351-3690
Emory University · USDalian Institute of Chemical Physics · CNUniversity of Michigan · USXiamen University · CNZhejiang University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The properties of colloidal quantum-confined semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs), including zero-dimensional (0D) quantum dots, 1D nanorods, 2D nanoplatelets, and their heterostructures, can be tuned through their size, dimensionality, and material composition. In their photovoltaic and photocatalytic applications, a key step is to generate spatially separated and long-lived electrons and holes by interfacial charge transfer. These charge transfer properties have been extensively studied recently, which is the subject of this Review. The Review starts with a summary of the electronic structure and optical properties of 0D-2D nanocrystals, followed by the advances in wave function engineering, a novel way to control the spatial distribution of electrons and holes, through their size, dimension, and composition. It discusses the dependence of NC charge transfer on various parameters and the development of the Auger-assisted charge transfer model. Recent advances in understanding multiple exciton generation, decay, and dissociation are also discussed, with an emphasis on multiple carrier transfer. Finally, the applications of nanocrystal-based systems for photocatalysis are reviewed, focusing on the photodriven charge separation and recombination processes that dictate the function and performance of these materials. The Review ends with a summary and outlook of key remaining challenges and promising future directions in the field.

Identifiers

PMID38629390
PMCPMC11082908
OpenAlexW4394869131

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.