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APMS Colloquium

Thursday, September 22, 4:00-5:00 pm
Science and Health Building, Rm 211 or on Zoom (see below)

Meeting ID: 868 9925 6065
Password: Planck

Dr. Jennifer Hollingsworth
(Los Alamos National Laboratory)

Nanocrystal Quantum Emitters: From the Flask to Photonic Devices

Abstract:  Despite their humble origin, colloidal quantum dots (QDs) and other nanocrystalline semiconductors prepared in simple laboratory flasks are finding real-world applications in demanding technologies from displays and lighting to photovoltaics and photodetectors, and in the future, they may be the basis for single-photon devices in quantum networks. Beyond quantum size control, we pursue an expanded “structural toolbox” to synthetically engineer this class of nanomaterial to realize specific novel and optimal photophysical properties. Here, I will describe our efforts to understand and control synthesis-nanostructure-properties relationships toward a materials-by-design approach to the next generation of useful semiconductor nanocrystals. Equally, I will describe efforts beyond synthesis to address the strict criteria for single-photon source applications through nanoplasmonics and nanophotonics integration.

Sponsored by:

• Center for Materials Interfaces in Research and Applications (¡MIRA!)
• Nanotechnology Collaborative Infrastructure Southwest (NCI-SW) and Arizona State University (ASU)

For more information please contact Linda Phoenix at linda.phoenix@nau.edu