Nanoplasmonics: Photo-accelerated electrons in waveguide produce white light

http://www.laserfocusworld.com/articles/print...light.html



Promising applications of Quantum Dots for Solar Energy

Quantum dots are ultra-small bits of semiconductor matter that can be synthesized with nearly atomic precision via modern methods of colloidal chemistry. Their emission color can be tuned by simply varying their dimensions. Color tunability is combined with high emission efficiencies approaching 100 percent. These properties have recently become the basis of a new technology – quantum dot displays – employed, for example, in the newest generation of e-readers and video monitors.

An important breakthrough reported by the NanoTech team is a discovery of carrier multiplication in quantum dots, the process whereby absorption of a single photon produces multiple electron-hole pairs. Potentially, it can boost the efficiency of solar-energy conversion in both photovoltaics and generation of solar fuels. The pioneering work of the Los Alamos team transformed carrier multiplication from a theoretical concept for exceeding fundamental limits in solar-energy conversion into a technological reality.

http://solarbusinesshub.com/2015/04/promising...ar-energy/


.....it may be a jump, but I wonder if "Squires specifically claims his company's tetrapod technology works with fewer dots overall and better manufacturing tech to hit the lowest cost possible."
http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/13/tetrapod-q...s-led-lcd/ could refer to something like that seen in the pic of the PMMA/NC composite from link above.