Principal Investigator William Tisdale
Colloidal quantum dots (QD) are semiconductor crystallites just a few nanometers in size. They exhibit electronic and optical properties that may be adjusted simply by changing the physical size of the nanocrystal. Colloidal QD dispersions are prepared via wet chemistry techniques carried out at moderate temperatures, suggesting a feasible path toward scalable implementation of QD materials in next-generation renewable energy technologies like solar power, high efficiency lighting, and thermal energy scavenging.
We synthesize our own QDs, but we also work closely with QD Vision to evaluate the capabilities of the next generation of commercial grade QD materials.