Quantum dots are the basis of present and future materials science
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15407/visn2023.12.033Keywords:
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023, quantum dots, Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus, Aleksey Yekimov, nanocrystalline semiconductor, size effect, activated glass, inverse micelle solutionsAbstract
This year the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to American researchers Moungi G. Bawendi from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Louis E. Brus from Columbia University, and Aleksey I. Yekimov from Nanocrystals Technology Inc. "for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots”. As stated in the press release of the Nobel Committee, quantum dots are nanoparticles so small that their physical properties are determined to a much greater extent by their size and shape than by their chemical composition. “These smallest components of nanotechnology now spread their light from televisions and LED lamps, and can also guide surgeons when they remove tumour tissue, among many other things”.
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