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Title: Device containing non-blinking quantum dots

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1531647

An optoelectronic device including two spaced apart electrodes; and at least one layer containing ternary core/shell nanocrystals disposed between the spaced electrodes and having ternary semiconductor cores containing a gradient in alloy composition and wherein the ternary core/shell nanocrystals exhibit single molecule non-blinking behavior characterized by on times greater than one minute or radiative lifetimes less than 10 ns.

Research Organization:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC26-06NT42864
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester, NY)
Patent Number(s):
7,777,233
Application Number:
11/928,292
OSTI ID:
1531647
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2007-10-30
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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