When you walk in a store to shop for a TV, you face a barrage of choices. What size do you want? Wall mount or stand? And, very importantly, what about display quality? Among the options you’ll consider is quantum dot (QD) technology for LCD screens that enhance color, brightness and contrast.
But what are quantum dots?
“Quantum dots are semiconductor nanocrystals that are 2-10 nanometers in diameter - about one ten-thousandth the diameter of a human hair,” says Utah State University chemist Tuan Trinh. “They absorb and emit light, and the color they emit is determined by how you manufacture their size and composition.”
In Trinh’s lab, small QD samples glow bright green, yellow and blue.
“Their physical properties make them very promising for such applications as displays, solar panels and bioimaging,” says Trinh, assistant professor in USU’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. “Quantum dots were discovered about 40 years ago, but are emerging in cutting-edge applications. The selection of the trio of quantum dots researchers Bawendi, Brus and Ekimov for the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has generated a lot of excitement and shows quantum is not confined to the laboratory, but is becoming an important part of real-world applications.”
USU students Khiara Kinsel and Baahozhooni Little are among 18 Aggie scholars learning about QD and the university’s other research endeavors, as guests in Trinh’s lab during the 2024 Native American Summer Mentorship Program. In its ninth year, the program brings early undergrads from the Utah State University Blanding campus to the university’s main Logan campus for a monthlong visit. Participants learn about USU’s broad range of four-year bachelor’s degree programs and experience, first hand, undergraduate research in varied disciplines. Additionally, the students learn how these programs and experiences are building blocks to graduate and professional school opportunities.
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