We present an approach to measure in situ the local temperature increase in the exposed volume during three-dimensional direct laser writing. The method is based on the detection of luminescence from NaYF4:Yb3+, Er3+ co-doped nanocrystals in a confocal scheme. We found the temperature increase to be below a few K within the normal writing regime. If the photoresist is overexposed, significant temperature changes of several hundred K can be observed.

The fabrication and characterisation of a nano-structured photocathode using indium phosphide QDs and a bio-inspired Fe2S2(CO)6 catalyst sensitized on a p-type porous silicon electrode.

Chalcopyrite copper indium disulfide (CIS) QDs have been of recent interest due to their non-toxicity. This article shows a straightforward aqueous cation exchange method to synthesise CIS particles with zinc sulfide coating.

p-type NiO nanofibers have been synthesized from a simple electrospinning and sintering procedure. For the first time, p-type nanofibers have been electrospun onto a conductive fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) surface. The properties of the NiO nanofibers have been directly compared to that of bulk NiO nanopowder. We have observed a p-type photocurrent for a NiO photocathode fabricated on an FTO substrate.

Nickel oxide (NiO) is the most universally studied photocathode to date. We demonstrate that non-toxic CuInS2/ZnS NCs can be used to sensitise NiO photocathodes to achieve an (almost) all-inorganic system.