1. P. Galář, G. Čandová, F. Matějka, F. Hassouna, A. Laachachi, P. Sajdl, K. Kůsová
    Green and scalable surface functionalization of silicon quantum dots using water-soluble organic acids for sustainable hybrid materials
    RSC Advances 16 (2026) 2923-2936 .
  2. P. Galář, J. Kopenec, R. Král, F. Matějka, P. Zemenová, M. Dopita, P. Hapala, D. König, P. Vrbka, K. Kůsová
    Engineering the Thermal and Energy-Storage Properties in Quantum Dots Using Dominant Faceting: The Case Study of Silicon
    ACS Nano 19 (2025) 2196-2122.
  3. F. Matějka, P. Galář, J. Khun, M. Dopita, A. Michalcová, T. Popelář, J. Benedikt, K. Kůsová
    Scalable and bright: unlocking functional silicon quantum dots with near-unity internal quantum yield through universal plasma-driven engineering
    Nanoscale 47 (2025) 27319-27336.
  4. K. Kůsová, T. Popelář, F. Matějka, M. Vašíček
    The Determination and Evaluation of Photoluminescence Quantum Yield of Colloidal Samples Using the Histogram-Sampling Method
    Advanced Quantum Technologies 8 (2025) e00228(1)-e00228(10).
  5. T. Popelář, F. Matějka, J. Kopenec, G. Morselli, P. Ceroni, K. Kůsová
    Why do Si quantum dots with stronger fast emission have lower external photoluminescence quantum yield?
    Nanoscale Advances 10 (2024) 2644-2655.
  6. T. Popelář, P. Galář, F. Matějka, G. Morselli, P. Ceroni, K. Kůsová
    Universal Radiative Lifetimes in the Long-Lived Luminescence of Si Quantum Dots
    Journal of Physical Chemistry C 127 (2023) 20426-20437.
  7. F. Matějka, P. Galář, J. Khun, V. Scholtz, K. Kůsová
    Mechanisms leading to plasma activated water high in nitrogen oxides
    Physica Scripta 98 (2023) 045619(1)-045619(12).
  8. P. Galář, J. Stuchlík, M. Müller, J. Kočka, K. Kůsová
    Highly spherical SiC nanoparticles grown in nonthermal plasma
    Plasma Processes and Polymers 19 (2022) e2100127(1)-e2100127(10).
  9. K. Kůsová, T. Popelář, I. Pelant, G. Morselli, S. Angeloni, P. Ceroni
    Trap-State-Induced Becquerel Type of Photoluminescence Decay in DPA-Activated Silicon Nanocrystals
    Journal of Physical Chemistry C 125 (2021) 2055-2063.
  10. S. A. Irimiciuc, J. More‑Chevalier, S. Chertopalov, L. Fekete, M. Novotný, Š. Havlová, M. Poupon, T. Zikmund, K. Kůsová, J. Lančok
    In‑situ plasma monitoring by optical emission spectroscopy during pulsed laser deposition of doped Lu22O3
    Applied Physics B: Laser and Optics 127 (2021) 127-140.
  11. K. Dohnalová, K. Kůsová
    Optical Properties of Si Nanocrystals Enhanced by Ligands
    Chapter 1 in Lockwood D.J., Pavesi L. (eds) Silicon Photonics IV. Topics in Applied Physics, vol 139. Springer, Cham, 2021, p. 3-65, print ISBN 978-3-030-68221-7, online ISBN 978-3-030-68222-4
  12. M. Müller, P. Galář, J. Stuchlík, J. Kočka, Jonáš Kupka, K. Kůsová
    Synthesis and surface modification of light emitting silicon nanoparticles using non-thermal plasma techniques
    European Physical Journal - Applied Physics 89 (2020) 20401(1)-20401(6).
  13. P. Galář, T. Popelář, J. Khun, I. Matulková, I. Němec, K. Dohnalova Newell, A. Michalcová, V. Scholtz, K. Kůsová
    The red and blue luminescence in silicon nanocrystals with an oxidized, nitrogen-containing shell
    Faraday Discussions 222 (2020) 240-257.
  14. K. Kůsová
    Photoluminescence Spectroscopy of Single Semiconductor Quantum Dots
    21st Century Nanoscience - A Handbook: Advanced Analytic Methods and Instrumentation (Volume 3), kapitola 21
  15. P. Ceroni, Y. Chao, C. Crucho, L. De Cola, A. Fucikova, A. Goyal, J. Joo, A. R. Kamali, K. Kůsová, L. Osminkina, S. Silvestrini, H. Stephan, W. Sun, M. L. Tang
    Synthesis and functionalisation of silicon nanostructures: general discussion
    Faraday Discussions 222 (2020) 166-175.
  16. M. Dasog, A. Fucikova, A. Goyal, M. Greben, A. R.Kamali, K. Kůsová, M. Nestoklon, T. Popelář, W. Sun, M. L. Tang
    Optical and electronic properties: from theory to experiments: general discussion
    Faraday Discussions 222 (2020) 294-303.
  17. K. Dohnalová, P. Hapala, K. Kůsová, I. Infante
    Electronic Structure Engineering Achieved via Organic Ligands in Silicon Nanocrystals
    Chemistry of Materials 32 (2020) 6326-6337.
  18. I. Pelant, K. Kůsová
    Towards a Germanium and Silicon Laser: The History and the Present
    Československý časopis pro fyziku 70 (2020) 45-55.
  19. K. Kůsová, T. Popelář
    On the importance of onset times and multiple-wavelength analysis of photoluminescence decays
    Journal of Applied Physics 125 (2019) 193103(1)-193103(9).
  20. T. Popelář, L. Ondič, I. Pelant, K. Kůsová, D. Hiller
    Energy transfer channel between silicon nanocrystals and an optical center emitting above their bandgap
    Journal of Luminescence 215 (2019) 116685-116689.
  21. I. Pelant, K. Kůsová
    Towards a Germanium and Silicon Laser: The History and the Present
    Crystals 9 (2019) 624(1)-624(19).
  22. K. Kůsová
    Silicon Nanocrystals: From Indirect to Direct Bandgap
    physica status solidi (a) EarlyView (2018) 1700718-1700718(6).
  23. K. Kůsová, K. Dohnalová
    Organically capped silicon nanocrystals
    Chapter 16 in Silicon Nanomaterials Sourcebook: Low-Dimensional Structures, Quantum Dots, and Nanowires, Volume One, August 2017, ISBN:9781498763776, edited by Klaus D. Sattler, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, USA, pp. 367-398
  24. K. Kůsová, I. Pelant, J. Humpolíčková, M. Hof
    Comprehensive description of blinking-dynamics regimes in single direct-band-gap silicon nanocrystals
    Physical Review B 93 (2016) 035412(1)-035412(13).
  25. K. Kůsová, P. Hapala, P. Jelínek, I. Pelant
    Band Structure of Silicon Nanocrystals
    Chapter 4 in "Silicon Nanophotonics. Basic Principles, Present Status, and Perspectives". Second Edition, ed. by L. Khriachtchev, Pan Stanford Publishing 2016, pp 109-144.
  26. K. Kůsová, I. Pelant, J. Valenta
    Bright trions in direct-bandgap silicon nanocrystals revealed by low-temperature single-nanocrystal spectroscopy
    Light: Science & Applications 4 (2015) e336(1)-e336(8).
  27. P. Ashcheulov, R. Škoda, J. Škarohlíd, A. Taylor, L. Fekete, F. Fendrych, R. Vega, L. Shao, L. Kalvoda, S. Vratislav, K. Horáková, K. Kůsová, L. Klimša, J. Kopeček, P. Sajdl, J. Macák, S. Johnson, I. Kratochvílová
    Thin polycrystalline diamond films protecting Zirconium alloys surfaces: from technology to layer analysis and application in nuclear facilities
    Applied Surface Science 359 (2015) 621-628.
  28. K. Kůsová, L. Ondič, I. Pelant
    Comment on 'Ultrafast Photoluminescence in Quantum-Confined Silicon Nanocrystals Arises from an Amorphous Surface Layer'
    ACS Photonics 2 (2015) 454-455.
  29. L. Ondič, K. Kůsová, M. Ziegler, L. Fekete, V. Gärtnerová, V. Cháb, V. Holý, O. Cibulka, K. Herynková, M. Gallart, P. Gilliot, B. Honerlage, I. Pelant
    A complex study of the fast blue luminescence of oxidized silicon nanocrystals: the role of the core
    Nanoscale 6 (2014) 3837-3845.
  30. K. Dohnalová, T. Gregorkiewicz, K. Kůsová
    Silicon quantum dots: surface matters
    Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 26 (2014) 173201(1)-173201(28).
  31. K. Kůsová, P. Hapala, J. Valenta, P. Jelínek, O. Cibulka, L. Ondič, I. Pelant
    Direct Bandgap Silicon: Tensile-Strained Silicon Nanocrystals
    Advanced Materials Interfaces 1 (2014) 1300042(1)-1300042(9).
  32. V. Zajac, H. Němec, C. Kadlec, K. Kůsová, I. Pelant, P. Kužel
    THz photoconductivity in light-emitting surface-oxidized Si nanocrystals: the role of large particles
    New Journal of Physics 16 (2014) 093013(1)-093013(25).
  33. P. Hapala, K. Kůsová, I. Pelant, P. Jelínek
    Theoretical analysis of electronic band structure of 2- to 3-nm Si nanocrystals
    Physical Review B 87 (2013) 195420(1)-195420(13).
  34. L. Fekete, K. Kůsová, V. Petrák, I. Kratochvílová
    AFM topographies of densely packed nanoparticles: a quick way to determine the lateral size distribution by autocorrelation function analysis
    Journal of Nanoparticle Research 14 (2012) 1062(1)-1062(10).
  35. K. Kůsová
    Silicon nanocrystals as fast and efficient light emitters for optical gain
    Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 358 (2012) 2130-2133.
  36. K. Kůsová, L. Ondič, E. Klimešová, K. Herynková, I. Pelant, S. Daniš, J. Valenta, M. Gallart, M. Ziegler, B. Honerlage, P. Gilliot
    Luminescence of free-standing versus matrix-embedded oxide-passivated silicon nanocrystals: The role of matrix-induced strain
    Applied Physics Letters 101 (2012) 143101(1)-143101(5).
  37. E. Klimešová, K. Kůsová, J. Vacík, V. Holý, I. Pelant
    Tuning luminescence properties of silicon nanocrystals by lithium doping
    Journal of Applied Physics 112 (2012) 064322(1)-064322(5).
  38. K. Kůsová
    Silicon nanocrystals as light sources: stable, efficient and fast photoluminescence with suitable passivation
    International Journal of Nanotechnology 9 (2012) 717-731.
  39. L. Ondič, K. Kůsová, O. Cibulka, I. Pelant, K. Dohnalová, B. Rezek, O. Babčenko, A. Kromka, N. Ganesh
    Enhanced photoluminescence extraction efficiency from a diamond photonic crystal via leaky modes
    New Journal of Physics 13 (2011) 063005(1)-063005(13).
  40. A. Fučíková, J. Valenta, I. Pelant, K. Kůsová, V. Březina
    Nanocrystalline silicon in biological studies
    physica status solidi (c) 2 (2011) 1093-1096.
  41. K. Dohnalová, K. Kůsová, O. Cibulka, L. Ondič, I. Pelant
    Time-resolved measurements of optical gain and photoluminescence in silicon nanocrystals
    Physica Scripta T141 (2010) 014011(1)-014011(4).
  42. K. Dohnalová, L. Ondič, K. Kůsová, I. Pelant, J.L. Rehspringer, R.-R. Mafouana
    White-emitting oxidized silicon nanocrystals: Discontinuity in spectral development with reducing size
    Journal of Applied Physics 107 (2010) 053102(1)-053102(6).
  43. K. Kůsová, O. Cibulka, K. Dohnalová, I. Pelant, J. Valenta, A. Fučíková, K. Žídek, J. Lang, J. Englich, P. Matějka, P. Štěpánek, S. Bakardjieva
    Brightly Luminescent Organically Capped Silicon Nanocrystals Fabricated at Room Temperature and Atmospheric Pressure
    ACS Nano 4 (2010) 4495-4504.
  44. K. Kůsová, O. Cibulka, K. Dohnalová, I. Pelant, A. Fučíková, J. Valenta
    Yellow-emitting colloidal suspensions of silicon nanocrystals: Fabrication technology, luminescence performance and application prospects
    Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 41 (2009) 982-985.
  45. O. Frank, L. Kavan, K. Kůsová, K. Dohnalová, N. Solovieva, O. Cibulka, I. Pelant
    Photoluminescence of nanoporous silicon grains in TiO2 matrices
    physica status solidi (c) 6 (2009) 1713-1716.
  46. K. Dohnalová, K. Žídek, L. Ondič, K. Kůsová, O. Cibulka, I. Pelant
    Optical gain at the F-band of oxidized silicon nanocrystals
    Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 42 (2009) 135102(1)-135102(5).
  47. K. Dohnalová, K. Kůsová, I. Pelant
    Time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy of the initial oxidation stage of small silicon nanocrystals
    Applied Physics Letters 94 (2009) 211903(1)-211903(3).
  48. I. Pelant, R. Tomašiunas, V. Sirutkaitis, J. Valenta, T. Ostatnický, K. Kůsová, R. Elliman
    Ultrafast decay of femtosecond laser-induced grating in silicon-quantum-dot-based optical waveguides
    Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 41 (2008) 015103(1)-015103(5).
  49. J. Valenta, A. Fučíková, F. Vácha, F. Adamec, J. Humpolíčková, M. Hof, I. Pelant, K. Kůsová, K. Dohnalová, J. Linnros
    Light-Emission Performance of Silicon Nanocrystals Deduced from Single Quantum Dot Spectroscopy.
    Advanced Functional Materials 18 (2008) 2666-2672.
  50. K. Kůsová, F. Charra, G. Schull, I. Pelant
    Plasmon modes in light emission from silver nanoparticles induced by a scanning tunneling microscope.
    Surface Science 602 (2008) 345-348.