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i Dedication  iii Acknowledgments iv List of Tables  vii List of Figures  viii Glossary and List of Abbreviations/Symbols  xiv Preface xvi I) Thesis statement  1 II) Introduction  2 A) Solar Energy 2 B) Quantum Dots  12 III) Colloidally Prepared 3-Mercaptopropionic Acid Capped Lead Sulfide Quantum Dots 24 A) Background  24 B) Abstract  26 C) Experimental Methods  26 D) Results  30 E) Discussion  37 F) Conclusions  43 G) Supplementary Material  45 vi IV) Colloidal 3-mercaptopropionic acid Capped Lead Sulfide Quantum Dots in a Low Boiling Point Solvent  52 A) Background  52 B) Abstract  65 C) Experimental Methods  66 D) Results  68 E) Discussion  77 F) Conclusion  86 G) Supplementary Material  87 V) Conclusions and Future Directions  102 A) Conclusions  102 B) Future Directions  102 C) Final Thoughts  103 References  105

Formulation of Colloidal Suspensions of 3-mercaptopropionic acid capped PbS Quantum Dots as Solution Processable QD "Inks" for Optoelectronic Applications