Chemist no. 224 of 350 · Materials/Polymer

Alexei Ekimov

1945-RussiaNobel Chemistry 2023

Discovery of quantum dots in glass

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The discovery, explained

Quantum Dots in Glass: How Alexei Ekimov First Saw the Quantum Size Effect

How Alexei Ekimov found size-dependent colour in copper chloride nanocrystals in coloured glass, the first observation of quantum dots and quantum size effect.

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Biography

Alexei Ekimov: The Soviet Physicist Who First Saw Quantum Dots in Coloured Glass

Life of Alexei Ekimov, Russian-born physicist and 2023 Chemistry Nobel laureate: education in Leningrad, Vavilov Optical Institute, quantum dots in glass and legacy.

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