QD-LASER (QD-Laser)

The use of printable nanomaterials, so-called 'quantum dots', as a new class of semiconductors has enable large leaps forward in opto-electronics. Due to their unique combination of low production cost, ease of processing in industrially relevant platforms and unique optical properties, they find applications in mass markets such as displays and lighting. The need for a similar revolution imposes itself in growth sectors where more challenging demands are put on the color purity, directionality and/or brightness of the light source. Within this project we will develop a valorization strategy to use the unique optical properties of a recently discovered class of nanomaterials at UGent to meet these demanding characteristics.