Polymer-nanocrystal hybrid materials for light: Conversion applications

Polymers

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-19

  Yuan, Ying ^a   Krüger, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Light conversion; Polymer nanocrystal hybrid materials; Semiconductor nanocrystals; White light generation

Indexed keywords

FUTURE APPLICATIONS; HIGH POTENTIAL; LIGHT CONVERSION; ON CURRENTS; POLYMER MATRICES; POLYMER NANOCRYSTALS; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; WHITE-LIGHT GENERATION;

HYBRID MATERIALS; POLYMERS;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 84861764667     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym4010001     Document Type: Article

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