Capping nanoparticles with graphene quantum dots for enhanced thermoelectric performance

• DOI: 10.1039/c5sc00910c
• Publication Date: 2015-04-13T10:01:17Z
• Authors: Yuantong Liang; Chenguang Lu; Defang Ding; Man Zhao; Dawei Wang; Chao Hu; Jieshan Qiu; Gang Xie; Zhiyong Tang
• Keywords: Graphene quantum dot

The general capability of graphene quantum dots to serve as capping ligands exchanging native organic stabilizers for various types semiconductor nanoparticles affords the opportunity engineer functional nanocomposites with remarkable thermoelectric properties.