Quantum Dots. Fundamentals, Synthesis and Applications

Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction and Background to Quantum Dots
1. Introduction, History and Classification of Quantum Dots
2. Growth Mechanism, Shape and Composition Control of Quantum Dots
3. Optical and Electrochemical Properties of Quantum Dots
4. Large-scale Production of Quantum Dots

Part 2: Methods of Quantum Dot Synthesis
5. Co-precipitation Synthesis of Quantum Dots
6. Sol-gel Synthesis of Quantum Dots
7. Sonochemical Synthesis of Quantum Dots
8. Laser Ablation of Quantum Dots
9. Hydrothermal Synthesis of Quantum Dots
10. Microwave Synthesis of Quantum Dots
11. Biogenic Synthesis of Quantum Dots

Part 3: Applications of Quantum Dots
12. Quantum Dot Applications in Photocatalysis
13. Quantum Dot Applications for LED's
14. Medical Applications of Quantum Dots
15. Quantum Dots for Solar Cell Applications
16. Quantum Dots for Sensor Applications
17. Further Applications of Quantum Dots
18. Future Prospects for Quantum Dots

Authors

Rakshit Ameta Associate Professor of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, J. R. N. Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Udaipur, India. Rakshit Ameta, PhD, is Associate Professor of Chemistry and Director, Faculty of Science, J. R. N. Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Udaipur, India. He has 12 years of experience in teaching and research. Ameta has received various awards and recognitions in his career, such as securing the first position for MSc, for which he was awarded a Gold Medal. He received the Fateh Singh Award from the Maharana Mewar Foundation, Udaipur, for his meritorious performance. He has served at M. L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur; the University of Kota, Kota; and PAHER University, Udaipur. He has supervised seven PhD students, and seven more are performing research under his supervision on various aspects of green chemistry. He has around 80 research publications to his credit in journals of national and international repute. He holds one patent, and two more are under way. Dr. Rakshit has organized three national conferences as organizing secretary at the University of Kota in 2011 and PAHER University in 2012 & 2013, and chaired numerous conference sessions. Dr. Rakshit was elected as council member of the Indian Chemical Society, Kolkata (2011-2013), and Indian Council of Chemists, Agra (2012-2014). He has written five books and published internationally. Jayesh P. Bhatt Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Pacific University, Udaipur, India. Jayesh Pradeep Bhatt is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry. He has completed his M. Sc. from Nagpur University in 2011. He has completed his Ph.D. in 2019 from PAHER University. He has over 5 years of experience in Research and Teaching. Dr. Jayesh does research in Nanocatalysis, Photochemistry and Nanocomposites. His current research project is 'Synthesis of Quantum Dots and Their Applications in Waste Water Treatment'. He has 4 research articles and 9 chapters published in various publications of National and International repute. Suresh C. Ameta Professor of Chemistry, Pacific University, Udaipur, India. Suresh C. Ameta , Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, has 48 years of experience in teaching and research. He has worked as Professor & Head, Department of Chemistry at H. North Gujarat University, Patan and also at M. L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur. He also served as Dean, PG Studies at M. L. Sukhadia University for more than four years, and has successfully guided almost a hundred Ph.D. students. In addition to authoring and editing 35 books with both national and international publishers of repute, he has more than 400 research papers to his credit. He occupied the coveted position of President, Indian Chemical Society, Kolkata and is now a lifelong Advisor. In addition, Prof Ameta has received many awards, including the Prof. M. N. Desai Award, Scientist of the year Award, Prof. G. V. Bakore Memorial Award, Prof. W. U. Malik Memorial Award, Life Time Achievements Award (2011) by ICS; 2015 by ICC etc. and 2018 by ACT. He has following books of his credit: Green Chemistry, Microwave Assisted Organic Synthesis, Chemical Applications of Symmetry and Group Theory (Apple Academic Press, USA) and also on Photocatalysis, Solar Energy Conversion and Storage (Taylor & Francis, USA) and Advanced Oxidation Processes for Waste Water Treatment (Elsevier, USA).