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6. Glossary – Definitions
Quantum confinement effect; quantum confinement effect
Discrediting the energy levels of a semiconductor and increasing its band gap as a result of reducing at least one of its dimensions below the exciton's Bohr radius.
Bohr radius of the exciton; exciton Bohr radius
Average distance between electron and hole in an exciton (electron-hole pair), calculated with Bohr's "planetary" model of the hydrogen atom.
Fluorescence; fluorescence
Emission of photons with energy corresponding to the nanocrystal gap, caused by absorption of higher-energy photons.
fluorescence quantum yield; fluorescence quantum yield
Specifies the emission efficiency, defined as the ratio of the number of photons emitted to the number of photons...
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Events
Conference: "NaNaX – Nanoscience with Nanocrystals" takes place every two years in different European countries (even-numbered years).
Conference: "30 years colloidal quantum dots" May 26-28, 2014, Paris.
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Laboratories – Research centers (non-exhaustive list)
Molecular, Organic and Hybrid Electronics Laboratory, INAC-SPrAM (UMR 5819 CEA-CNRS-UJF), CEA Grenoble, 17, rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble cedex 9
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