Aqueous Nanoparticles: Control of Shell Morphology in p–n Heterostructured Water‐Processable Semiconductor Colloids: Toward Extremely Efficient Charge Separation (Small 2/2019)

In article number 1803563, Yu Jin Kim and co-workers report a method to control the structure of shell particles composed of PC60 surfactant and PC61BM semiconductor via one- and two-phase methodology in water-borne core–shell nanoparticles (NPs). The NPs exhibit shell morphology-dependent photonic particle activity, and they show ultra-fast charge separation and stable property compared with single PC60 micelle-covered colloids. This work confirms the importance of controlling shell morphology and guides a new protocol for heterostructured water-processable NPs.