“…This strategy is modeled on the basis of heating at reflux the ionic precursors (generally, metal acetate, nitrate, sulfate, chlorate or perchlorate) with S 2precursor (NaS2) in an inert ambience and the presence of different types of stabilizing agents, such as, 1thioglycerol [47], glutathione (GSH) [7], [45], 3-mercaptopropionic acid (3-MPA) [21], [48], mercaptoacetic acid (MAA), mercaptosuccinic acid (MSA) [48], dithiothreitol (DTT), thioglycolic acid (TGA) [23], [48], thiolactic acid (TLA) [48], 2-mercaptoethylamine (2-MEA), cysteine [44], 2-mercaptoethanol [47], 1-mercapto-2-propanol, 2-dimercapto-3-propanol [6], dihydrolipidic acid (DHLA) etc [49]. The photoluminescence QYs of the QDs prepared by this approach is strictly relied upon varying the experimental conditions, such as pH of the medium, precursor concentration, temperature, and refluxing time [50], [51].…”