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Researchers Develop a Foldable Variant of Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diode

Quantum dot light-emitting diode, which employs quantum dots as a light-emitting material, has attracted significant attention as a promising alternative for next-generation display technologies, owing to its outstanding electroluminescence properties.

28 Sep 2021

Researchers Develop Ultrathin Quantum Sensors with 2D Materials

As recently as 2019, spin defects known as qubits were discovered in 2D materials (hexagonal boron nitride), which could amplify the field of ultrathin quantum sensing.

6 Sep 2021

Recent Advances Toward Developing Colloidal Quantum Dot Lasers

In a new review article in Nature Photonics, scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory assess the status of research into colloidal quantum dot lasers with a focus on prospective electrically pumped devices, or laser diodes.

2 Sep 2021

Perovskite Quantum Dots-Based Memory Device can be Read Electrically, Optically

Researchers from National Taiwan Normal University and Kyushu University have come up with a new device that requires only a single semiconductor called perovskite to concurrently store and visually transmit data.

24 Aug 2021

Home-Grown Semiconductors for Ultra-Small Electronics, Quantum Dots, and Qubit Applications

'Growing' electronic components directly onto a semiconductor block avoids messy, noisy oxidation scattering that slows and impedes electronic operation.

20 Aug 2021

Boron Quantum Dots have Better Thermal Properties than Graphene, Research Shows

In a new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances, researchers led by Professor Han Zhang from Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China, consider whether boron quantum dots surpass the graphene in thermal properties.

18 Aug 2021

An Overview of Three Decades of Research into Colloidal Quantum Dots

A new article in Science magazine gives an overview of almost three decades of research into colloidal quantum dots, assesses the technological progress for these nanometer-sized specs of semiconductor matter, and weighs the remaining challenges on the path to widespread commercialization for this promising technology with applications in everything from TVs to highly efficient sunlight collectors.

11 Aug 2021