Electrical transport through self-assembled colloidal nanomaterials and their perspectives

TL;DR

This paper reviews the electrical transport properties of self-assembled colloidal nanomaterials, highlighting their potential for tunable electronic and optoelectronic applications, and discusses future challenges and opportunities.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of current understanding and future perspectives on transport phenomena in colloidal nanostructures.

Findings

Colloidal nanomaterials enable tunable electronic properties.

Quantum effects can be exploited in these structures.

Challenges include controlling assembly and understanding transport mechanisms.

Abstract

Colloidal nanoparticles developed as interesting objects to establish two- or three-dimensional super-structures with properties not known from conventional bulk materials. Beyond, the properties can be tuned and quantum effects can be exploited. This allows understanding electronic and optoelectronic transport phenomena and developing corresponding devices. The state-of-the-art in this field will be reviewed and possible challenges and prospects will be identified.