Semiconductor nanocrystals refer to very tiny particles made of special materials that can conduct electricity but only partially. These particles have dimensions in the order of nanometers (billionths of a meter) and are often used in technologies like LEDs, solar cells, and computer chips to control and manipulate light and electrical signals.
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The researchers report in Nano Letters that by combining inorganic
semiconductor nanocrystals with organic molecules, they have succeeded in «upconverting» photons in the visible and near - infrared regions of the solar spectrum.
For the first time, researchers at the Département de Chimie Moléculaire (CNRS / Université Grenoble Alpes) and SyMMES (CNRS / CEA / Université Grenoble Alpes)[1] have demonstrated, by joining their expertise in semiconductor engineering and photocatalysis, that it is possible to produce hydrogen very efficiently by combining
inorganic semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots) formed of a copper and indium sulfide core protected by a zinc sulfide shell, with a cobalt - based molecular catalyst.
In a breakthrough development, Los Alamos scientists have shown that they can successfully amplify light using electrically excited films of the chemically
synthesized semiconductor nanocrystals known as quantum dots.
As for the first problem, a number of research groups have suggested that cooling of hot electrons can be slowed down
in semiconductor nanocrystals.
Researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated the transfer of triplet exciton energy
from semiconductor nanocrystals to surface - bound molecular acceptors, extending the lifetime...
Felix N. Castellano, Goodnight Innovation Distinguished Chair of Chemistry at NC State, had previously shown that
semiconductor nanocrystals could transfer energy to molecules, thereby extending their excited state lifetimes long enough for them to be useful in photochemical reactions.
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semiconductor nanocrystals that, according to Samsung, improve contrast, power efficiency and display brightness.