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Materials, volume 3, issue 4, pages 2260-2345

Quantum Dots and Their Multimodal Applications: A Review

Debasis Bera 1
Lei Qian 1
Teng Kuan Tseng 1
Paul H Holloway 1
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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2010-03-24
Journal: Materials
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Impact factor3.4
ISSN19961944, 19961944
General Materials Science
Abstract
Semiconducting quantum dots, whose particle sizes are in the nanometer range, have very unusual properties. The quantum dots have band gaps that depend in a complicated fashion upon a number of factors, described in the article. Processing-structure-properties-performance relationships are reviewed for compound semiconducting quantum dots. Various methods for synthesizing these quantum dots are discussed, as well as their resulting properties. Quantum states and confinement of their excitons may shift their optical absorption and emission energies. Such effects are important for tuning their luminescence stimulated by photons (photoluminescence) or electric field (electroluminescence). In this article, decoupling of quantum effects on excitation and emission are described, along with the use of quantum dots as sensitizers in phosphors. In addition, we reviewed the multimodal applications of quantum dots, including in electroluminescence device, solar cell and biological imaging.

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Bera D. et al. Quantum Dots and Their Multimodal Applications: A Review // Materials. 2010. Vol. 3. No. 4. pp. 2260-2345.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.3390/ma3042260
UR - https://doi.org/10.3390/ma3042260
TI - Quantum Dots and Their Multimodal Applications: A Review
T2 - Materials
AU - Bera, Debasis
AU - Qian, Lei
AU - Tseng, Teng Kuan
AU - Holloway, Paul H
PY - 2010
DA - 2010/03/24 00:00:00
PB - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
SP - 2260-2345
IS - 4
VL - 3
SN - 1996-1944
SN - 1996-1944
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@article{2010_Bera,
author = {Debasis Bera and Lei Qian and Teng Kuan Tseng and Paul H Holloway},
title = {Quantum Dots and Their Multimodal Applications: A Review},
journal = {Materials},
year = {2010},
volume = {3},
publisher = {Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)},
month = {mar},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/ma3042260},
number = {4},
pages = {2260--2345},
doi = {10.3390/ma3042260}
}
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Bera, Debasis, et al. “Quantum Dots and Their Multimodal Applications: A Review.” Materials, vol. 3, no. 4, Mar. 2010, pp. 2260-2345. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma3042260.
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