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Colloidal Semiconductor Nanorods
Banin Uri, HUJI, Faculty of Science, The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Background
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Nanocrystals can be used as a building blocks of nano-devices in diverse applications such as solid- state lighting, flat panel displays, solar energy conversion, opto-electronic devices and biomedical applications.
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Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals are a class of nanomaterials that manifest the transition from the molecular limit to the solid state.
Our innovation
A new architecture for colloidal semiconductor nanostructures (specific compositions), based on known semiconductor crystal growth mechanisms.
Technology
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Fabrication of heavy-metal free semiconductor nanocrystal heterostructures was demonstrated.
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It was shown that lattice mismatch between the different materials can impact useful chemical catalytic properties
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The formation of island morphology is critical for the technological beneficial properties of this system
Highlights
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Photocatalytically stable
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General method which not limited to one specific technology use
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Heavy-metal free quantum dots and quantum materials
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Potentially effective in areas related to photochemistry, energy systems and phototherapy
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The architecture could be used as a photoinitiator for UV curing systems