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  1. MOF-derived chalcogenides multifunctional heterostructure materials for high-performance supercapacitor and oxygen evolution reaction catalytic activity

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, January 2026, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  2. Lanthanide (Er, Eu)-Doped TiO2 with Enhanced Kinetics for a High-Performance Asymmetric Supercapacitor and Oxygen Evolution Reaction

    Article • ACS Applied Engineering Materials, April 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  3. High-performance metal oxide nanoparticle materials synthesised using polar aprotic solvents for advanced supercapacitor applications

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2025, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  4. The Photoelectrochemistry of Assemblies of Semiconductor Nanoparticles at Interfaces

    Article • Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, August 2018, De Gruyter

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  5. Segmental Mobility Studies of Poly(N -isopropyl acrylamide) Interactions with Gold Nanoparticles and Its Use as a Thermally Driven Trapping System

    Article • Macromolecular Rapid Communications, May 2018, Wiley

    Dr Thomas Swift, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  6. Absolute Energy Level Positions in CdSe Nanostructures from Potential-Modulated Absorption Spectroscopy (EMAS)

    Article • ACS Nano, December 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  7. Excitable Oil Droplets ‐ FRET Across a Liquid‐Liquid Phase Boundary

    Article • ChemistrySelect, August 2016, Wiley

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  8. Band-Emission Evolutions from Magic-sized Clusters to Nanosized Quantum Dots of Cd3As2 in the Hot-Bubbling Synthesis

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, July 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  9. Easy and Fast Phase Transfer of CTAB Stabilised Gold Nanoparticles from Water to Organic Phase

    Article • Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, January 2015, De Gruyter

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  10. The distribution and degradation of radiolabeled superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles and quantum dots in mice

    Article • Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, January 2015, Beilstein Institut

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  11. Synthesis of radioactively labelled CdSe/CdS/ZnS quantum dots for in vivo experiments

    Article • Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, December 2014, Beilstein Institut

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  12. Optofluidic Sensor: Evaporation Kinetics Detection of Solvents Dissolved with Cd3P2Colloidal Quantum Dots in a Rolled-Up Microtube

    Article • Advanced Optical Materials, November 2014, Wiley

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  13. Photoelectrochemical Investigations of Semiconductor Nanoparticles and Their Application to Solar Cells

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, July 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  14. Ultrasmall SnO2 Nanocrystals: Hot-bubbling Synthesis, Encapsulation in Carbon Layers and Applications in High Capacity Li-Ion Storage

    Article • Scientific Reports, April 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  15. Interconnection of Nanoparticles within 2D Superlattices of PbS/Oleic Acid Thin Films

    Article • Advanced Materials, March 2014, Wiley

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  16. Thomas Wolff

    Article • Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, January 2014, De Gruyter

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  17. Encapsulated Cd3P2 quantum dots emitting from the visible to the near infrared for bio-labelling applications

    Article • CrystEngComm, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  18. Mesocrystalline materials and the involvement of oriented attachment – a review

    Article • CrystEngComm, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Stephen G Hickey, Professor Alexander Eychmüller

  19. Relationship of the nanocrystal morphology and atomistic structure with respect to the superstructure ordering within PbS- and Gold-Mesocrystals

    Article • MRS Proceedings, January 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  20. Preparation of near-infrared absorbing composites comprised of conjugated macroligands on the surface of PbS nanoparticles

    Article • Polymer, October 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  21. Emissive ZnO@Zn3P2Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Optical, and Optoelectrochemical Properties

    Article • Small, April 2013, Wiley

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  22. Quantum-Dot-Based Photoelectrochemical Sensors for Chemical and Biological Detection

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, April 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  23. Effect of Electrochemical Charge Injection on the Photoluminescence Properties of CdSe Quantum Dot Monolayers Anchored to Oxide Substrates

    Article • Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, March 2013, De Gruyter

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  24. A versatile approach for coating oxidic surfaces with a range of nanoparticulate materials

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry C, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  25. Stimuli-responsive hierarchically self-assembled 3D porous polymer-based structures with aligned pores

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry B, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  26. Low-band gap nanoparticles embedded in high-K dielectrics

    Article • December 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  27. PbS-Organic Mesocrystals: The Relationship between Nanocrystal Orientation and Superlattice Array

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, September 2012, Wiley

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  28. Large-area (> 50 cm × 50 cm), freestanding, flexible, optical membranes of Cd-free nanocrystal quantum dots

    Article • September 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Talha Erdem, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  29. Synthesis of Monodisperse Cadmium Phosphide Nanoparticles Using ex-Situ Produced Phosphine

    Article • ACS Nano, August 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  30. Large-Area (over 50 cm × 50 cm) Freestanding Films of Colloidal InP/ZnS Quantum Dots

    Article • Nano Letters, August 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Talha Erdem, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  31. Emissive Semiconductor Nanocrystals: Recent Progress

    Article • ECS Transactions, April 2012, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  32. Light Energy Conversion by Mesoscopic PbS Quantum Dots/TiO 2 Heterojunction Solar Cells

    Article • ACS Nano, April 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  33. “Artificial Supermolecule”: Progress in the Study of II-V Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals

    Article • April 2012, Wiley

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  34. High Efficiency Quantum Dot Heterojunction Solar Cell Using Anatase (001) TiO2Nanosheets

    Article • Advanced Materials, April 2012, Wiley

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  35. Enhancing the efficiency of a dye sensitized solar cell due to the energy transfer between CdSe quantum dots and a designed squaraine dye

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  36. Study of the Attachment of Linker Molecules and Their Effects on the Charge Carrier Transfer at Lead Sulfide Nanoparticle Sensitized ZnO Substrates

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, June 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  37. Bright White-Light Emitting Manganese and Copper Co-Doped ZnSe Quantum Dots

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, April 2011, Wiley

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  38. Editorial

    Article • Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, February 2011, De Gruyter

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  39. Gradated alloyed CdZnSe nanocrystals with high luminescence quantum yields and stability for optoelectronic and biological applications

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  40. Synthesis of Palladium Nanoparticles and Their Applications for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering and Electrocatalysis

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, November 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  41. Exciton relaxation in PbS quantum dots

    Article • physica status solidi (RRL) - Rapid Research Letters, September 2010, Wiley

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  42. Progress in the Light Emission of Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals

    Article • Small, June 2010, Wiley

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  43. Amplified spontaneous emission of surface plasmon polaritons and limitations on the increase of their propagation length

    Article • Optics Letters, April 2010, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  44. Synthesis and Characterization of Cadmium Phosphide Quantum Dots Emitting in the Visible Red to Near-Infrared

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, April 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  45. Nanostructured Silver Substrates With Stable and Universal SERS Properties: Application to Organic Molecules and Semiconductor Nanoparticles

    Article • Nanoscale Research Letters, November 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dietrich RT Zahn, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  46. The use of nanocrystals with emission in the visible or near infrared and their applications for photonics and optoelectronics

    Article • September 2009, SPIE

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  47. Wavefunction Mapping of Immobilized InP Semiconductor Nanocrystals

    Article • Small, April 2009, Wiley

    Giuseppe Maruccio, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  48. DEMONSTRATION OF SHAPE AND SIZE CONTROL OF APPLICATIONS RELEVANT COLLOIDALLY SYNTHESIZED IV-VI NANOPARTICULATE TIN(II) SULFIDE

    Article • April 2009, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  49. Size and Shape Control of Colloidally Synthesized IV−VI Nanoparticulate Tin(II) Sulfide

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, October 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  50. Synthesis and characterisation of NIR-emitting nanocrystals for photonic and optoelectronic applications

    Article • Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications, October 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  51. Self-assembled macroscopic structures of gold nanoparticles

    Article • June 2007, SPIE

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  52. NIR-emitting nanocrystals for photonic applications

    Article • June 2007, SPIE

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  53. RELAXATION PROCESSES IN LEAD SULFIDE QUANTUM DOTS

    Article • May 2007, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  54. Infrared-Emitting Colloidal Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Assembly, Spectroscopy, and Applications

    Article • Small, April 2007, Wiley

    Professor Alexander Eychmüller, Dr Stephen G Hickey

  55. Synthesis of Monodisperse PbS Nanoparticles and Their Assembly into Highly Ordered 3D Colloidal Crystals

    Article • Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, March 2007, De Gruyter

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  56. Publisher’s Note: Variable Orbital Coupling in a Two-Dimensional Quantum-Dot Solid Probed on a Local Scale [Phys. Rev. Lett.97, 096803 (2006)]

    Article • Physical Review Letters, November 2006, American Physical Society (APS)

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  57. Variable Orbital Coupling in a Two-Dimensional Quantum-Dot Solid Probed on a Local Scale

    Article • Physical Review Letters, September 2006, American Physical Society (APS)

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  58. The Hidden Role of Acetate in the PbSe Nanocrystal Synthesis

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, May 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  59. Photoelectron Spectroscopic Investigations of Chemical Bonding in Organically Stabilized PbS Nanocrystals

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, August 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  60. Density of States Measured by Scanning-Tunneling Spectroscopy Sheds New Light on the Optical Transitions in PbSe Nanocrystals

    Article • Physical Review Letters, August 2005, American Physical Society (APS)

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  61. ONE POT SYNTHESIS AND SUBSEQUENT CHARACTERISATION OF THE LEAD CHALCOGENIDES

    Article • April 2005, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  62. A study of CdS nanoparticle surface states by potential-modulated sub-bandgap spectroscopy

    Article • Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, August 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  63. Spontaneous Assembly of a Monolayer of Charged Gold Nanocrystals at the Water/Oil Interface

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, January 2004, Wiley

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  64. Highly Luminescent Water-Soluble CdTe Quantum Dots

    Article • Nano Letters, March 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  65. Single-Step Synthesis to Control the Photoluminescence Quantum Yield and Size Dispersion of CdSe Nanocrystals

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, December 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  66. Electrochemical and topological characterization of gold(111)∣oligo(cyclohexylidene)∣gold nanocrystal interfaces

    Article • Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, March 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  67. Photoelectrochemical Studies of CdS Nanoparticle Modified Electrodes:  Absorption and Photocurrent Investigations

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, July 2000, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  68. Intensity modulated photocurrent spectroscopy studies of CdS nanoparticle modified electrodes

    Article • Electrochimica Acta, June 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  69. Photoelectrochemical Studies of CdS Nanoparticle-Modified Electrodes

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, May 1999, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Stephen G Hickey

  70. CdS nanoparticle-modified electrodes for photoelectrochemical studies

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 1999, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Stephen G Hickey