Dmitry Aldakov

TL;DR: The field of multinary metal chalcogenide nanocrystals has gained strongly increasing interest in the quest for novel narrow band gap semiconductors as discussed by the authors, which can be classified according to the obtained crystal structure.

TL;DR: A new approach to sensing of aqueous phosphate-related anions based on chromogenic conductive polymers is demonstrated, which utilizes synergy between low-level p-doping in a polythiophene polymer and hydrogen bonding to increase anion-sensor affinity.

TL;DR: 5,8-Diaryl-2,3-dipyrrolylquinoxaline materials display anion-induced changes in color and fluorescence quenching, thus acting as potential sensors for inorganic anions with affinity for fluoride and dihydrogen pyrophosphate as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss optical and electrochemical studies, which give insight into the electronic structure of chalcopyrite nanocrystals and highlight their exploitation for energy conversion, in particular their use in photovoltaics (with power conversion efficiencies exceeding 10%) as well as in luminescent solar concentrators, photocatalytic systems, and thermoelectrics.

TL;DR: In this paper, 2,3-Di(pyrrole-2-yl)quinoxaline anion sensors with extended chromophores display dramatic enhancement in fluorescence intensity (sensing output), increased affinity for inorganic anions as well as strong selectivity for pyrophosphate over phosphate anion.