Polymer-Nanocrystal Hybrid Materials for Light Conversion Applications
Abstract
:1. General Introduction
1.1. Semiconductor Nanocrystals
1.2. Semiconductor NCs/Polymer Nanocomposites
2. Semiconductor NC Polymer Hybrid Materials Based on Non-Photoactive Polymers
3. Synthesis Approaches for NC Polymer Based Hybrid Materials
3.1. Integration of as Synthesized Semiconductor NCs into Polymers by Physical Mixing
3.2. In-Situ Synthesis of Semiconductor NCs in the Presence of Polymers
3.3. Polymerization Reaction in the Presence of Semiconductor NCs
4. Applications of Luminescent NC-Polymer Hybrid Materials
4.1. White Light Generation
4.2. Light Conversion Layers in Concentrator Solar Cells
4.3. Light Conversion Layers for Enhanced Plant Growth to Increase Biofuel Production
5. Outlook
Acknowledgments
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Chicago/Turabian StyleYuan, Ying, and Michael Krüger. 2012. "Polymer-Nanocrystal Hybrid Materials for Light Conversion Applications" Polymers 4, no. 1: 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym4010001