quantum dot
noun
: a semiconductor nanocrystal exhibiting quantum mechanical effects that allow it to mimic the properties of an atom
The quantum dot is a semiconducting (or metallic) region so tiny that it is essentially confined in all three dimensions; like an atom, it contains a finite number of charges and has discrete energy levels.—
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The key benefit here seems to be color vibrance:
Unlike traditional systems that rely on white or blue backlights filtered through a quantum dot filter to create color, RGB Local Dimming Technology introduces independent red, green, and blue LEDs that generate pure colors directly at the source.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
So Harry and his team are exploring the trade-offs and developing a lot of new cells that are much cheaper and lighter: Cells made with thin films of perovskites or semiconductors like gallium arsenide, cells that use quantum dots, or use waveguides or other optics to concentrate the light.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Apr. 2024
Tests unable to detect quantum dots in TCL TVs
Earlier this month, South Korean IT news publication ETNews published a report on testing that seemingly showed three TCL quantum dot TVs, marketed as QD TVs, as not having quantum dots present.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2024
By 2013 the Pentagon had graduated to using quantum dots, dust-sized particles that sprayed by a drone at low altitude to tag an individual or vehicle.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Chris Welch, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
So Harry and his team are exploring the trade-offs and developing a lot of new cells that are much cheaper and lighter: Cells made with thin films of perovskites or semiconductors like gallium arsenide, cells that use quantum dots, or use waveguides or other optics to concentrate the light.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Apr. 2024
Tests unable to detect quantum dots in TCL TVs
Earlier this month, South Korean IT news publication ETNews published a report on testing that seemingly showed three TCL quantum dot TVs, marketed as QD TVs, as not having quantum dots present.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2024
By 2013 the Pentagon had graduated to using quantum dots, dust-sized particles that sprayed by a drone at low altitude to tag an individual or vehicle.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Quantum dot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantum%20dot. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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