“…124 The delicate difference in the relative surface free energy owing to the various shapes have been applied in diverse fields ranging from optoelectronics, battery, electrocatalysis, sensors, supercapacitors, thermoelectric devices, to spintronics devices. 48,[123][124][125][126] II-VI semiconductor NCs are widely investigated because of their potential applications in light emitting diodes, photovoltaics, transistor, and photocatalytic water splitting hydrogen generations. 1,37,94,125 CdS is an important semiconductor material with direct bulk bandgap of 2.5 eV, which has a broad range of potential applications in optoelectronics.…”