Colloidal chalcogenide-based nanocrystals are among the first quantum dots reported and now considered as one of the most efficient materials for optoelectronic applications in the visible and infrared (IR) range. This symposium invites contributions from the field of colloidal nanocrystals and quantum dots which are based on metal chalcogenides (S, Se, Te). We welcome all relevant material classes, such as, for example, binary II-VI, ternary I-III-VI and other more complex material compositions. We wish to cover a broad range of applications from visible to IR in photovoltaics (solar cells), light-detection (photodetectors), and light-emission (light-emitting diodes), among other optoelectronic devices or light-matter interactions. We aim to cover all related aspects of chalcogenide-based nanocrystals from chemical synthesis, study of their properties, ink formulation, material deposition, device fabrication, performance optimization as well as stability and end-of-life assessment.

By bringing together an interdisciplinary expertise, we will discuss the recent developments, latest breakthroughs, open challenges and future directions of this exiting class of materials.