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Introduction
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OLED and LCD Displays--How to Use Quantum Dots
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Light Conversion and Scattering Properties
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Measurement results
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Simulation results
Introduction
Sometimes it is not the chemical composition that determines the properties of a material, but its shape and size. This is the case with small semiconductor particles, often called quantum dots . The size and shape of these nanocrystals make them uniquely versatile and promising for electro-optical applications.
Quantum dots are crystalline semiconductor particles with a radius of a few nanometers whose optical and electrical properties are largely determined by size. The smaller the particle, the more shifted its optical absorption and emission to shorter wavelengths.
This blog post describes some properties and applications of quantum dots, especially perovskite nanocrystals . We show how angle-resolved electroluminescence (Phelos) can be used to characterize nanocrystal-embedded thin films and use fully coupled electro-optical simulations (Setfos) to analyze the results.
Figure 1. Emission of UV-irradiated quantum dots. The color of the solution depends on the size of the quantum dots. Small quantum dots emit violet light, while large quantum dots emit red light. source: Wikipedia, (CC BY-SA).
Due to their small size, the charge carriers