Nanosys, Inc.

Shoei Chemical Inc.

Charles Hotz

Jason T Hartlove

Christian Justus Ippen

Shihai Kan

Jay Yamanaga

Jian Chen

Robert E Wilson

Veeral Hardev

Wenzhou Guo

Wenzhuo Guo

Minghu Tu

David Olmeijer

Chunming Wang

Ravisubhash Tangirala

Austin Smith

Jared Lynch

Ruiqing Ma

Ernest Lee

Donald A Zehnder

John Joseph Curley

Jonathan Andrew Truskier

Alexander Tu

Ernest Chung-Wei Lee

Jian Feng Chen

Jesse Robert Manders

Ilan Jen-La Plante

Yeewah Annie Chow

Eunhee Hwang

Jason Travis Tillman

Ke Gong

Alain Barron

ZhongSheng Luo

Rose Beeler

Zhongsheng Luo

Embodiments of a flexible electroluminescent (FEE) device are described. An FEE device includes a device stack with a quantum dot (QD) film configured to generate a first light having a first peak wavelength and a flexible substrate configured to support the device stack and emit a first portion of the first light. The FEE device further includes an encapsulation layer disposed on the device stack and an outcoupling layer disposed on the flexible substrate. The encapsulation layer can be configured to provide mechanical and environmental protection to the FEE device from moisture or oxygen. The outcoupling layer can be configured to prevent total internal reflection of a second portion of the first light within the flexible substrate and extract the second portion from the flexible substrate. The outcoupling layer can be further configured to eliminate air gaps at an interface between the outcoupling layer and a surface to be illuminated by the extracted second portion in response to the FEE device being substantially conformally placed on the surface.

Flexible electroluminescent devices

This disclosure pertains to the field of nanotechnology. The disclosure provides methods of preparing nanostructures using in situ prepared zinc dioleate and/or a metal halide. The nanostructures have high quantum yield, narrow emission peak width, tunable emission wavelength, and colloidal stability. Also provided are nanostructures prepared using the methods. And, nanostructure films and molded articles comprising the nanostructures are also provided.

Methods to improve the quantum yield of indium phosphide quantum dots

Embodiments of a display device are described. A display device includes a backlight unit having a light source and a liquid crystal display (LCD) module. The LCD module includes a nanostructure-based color conversion (NS-based CC) layer and a light extraction layer. The NS-based CC layer is configured to receive a primary light, from the light source, having a first peak wavelength and to convert a portion of the primary light to emit a first portion of a secondary light having a second peak wavelength. The second peak wavelength is different from the first peak wavelength. The light extraction layer is optically coupled to the NS-based CC layer and is configured to prevent total internal reflection of a second portion of the secondary light. The light extraction layer has patterned features with one or more dimension in nanometer scale.

Nanostructure based display devices with improved light extraction efficiency

Embodiments of a display device are described. A display device includes a backlight unit having a light source and a liquid crystal display (LCD) module. The light source is configured to emit a primary light having a first peak wavelength. The LCD module includes a first sub-pixel having a phosphor film and a second sub-pixel having a non-phosphor film. The phosphor film is configured to receive a first portion of the primary light and to convert the first portion of the primary light to emit a secondary light having a second peak wavelength that is different from the first peak wavelength. The non-phosphor film is configured to receive a second portion of the primary light and to optically modify the second portion of the primary light to emit an optically modified primary light having a third peak wavelength that is different from the first and second peak wavelengths.

Nanostructure based display devices

Quantum dots and methods of making quantum dots are described. A method begins with forming quantum dots having a core-shell structure with a plurality of ligands on the shell structure. The method includes exchanging the plurality of ligands with a plurality of second ligands. The plurality of second ligands have a weaker binding affinity to the shell structure than the plurality of first ligands. The plurality of second ligands are then exchanged with hydrolyzed alkoxysilane to form a monolayer of hydrolyzed alkoxysilane on a surface of the shell structure. The method includes forming a barrier layer around the shell structure by using the hydrolyzed alkoxysilane as a nucleation center.

Quantum dot encapsulation techniques

The present disclosure provides nanostructure compositions and methods of producing nanostructure compositions. The nanostructure compositions comprise at least one population of nanostructures, at least one reactive diluent, at least one anaerobic stabilizer, and optionally at least one organic resin. The present disclosure also provides nanostructure films comprising a nanostructure layer and methods of making nanostructure films.

Homogeneous anaerobically stable quantum dot concentrates

Disclosed are stable films comprising Ag, In, Ga, and S (AIGS) nanostructures, or more one metal alkoxides, one or more metal alkoxide hydrolysis products, one or more metal halides, one or more metal halide hydrolysis products, one or more organometallic compounds, or one or more organometallic hydrolysis products, or combinations thereof, and at least one ligand bound to the nanostructures. In some embodiments, the AIGS nanostructures have a photon conversion efficiency of greater than 32% and a peak wavelength emission of 480-545 nm. In some embodiments, the nanostructures have an emission spectrum with a FWHM of 24-38 nm. In some embodiments, the nanostructures have a photon conversion efficiency (PCE) of at least 30% after being stored for 24 hours under yellow light and air storage conditions.

Stable AIGS films

The present invention provides nanostructure compositions and methods of producing nanostructure compositions. The nanostructure compositions comprise a population of nanostructures comprising polyfunctional poly(alkylene oxide) ligands. The present invention also provides nanostructure films comprising the nanostructure compositions and methods of making nanostructure films using the nanostructure compositions.

Application of polyfunctional ligands for improving performance and stability of quantum dot inks

The invention relates to highly luminescent nanostructures with strong blue light absorbance, particularly core/shell nanostructures comprising an InGaP core and ZnSe and/or ZnS shell layers, wherein 0&#x3c;x&#x3c;1. The invention also relates to methods of producing such nanostructures.

Methods for synthesis of inorganic nanostructures using molten salt chemistry

The present disclosure provides nanostructure compositions and methods of producing nanostructure compositions. The nanostructure compositions comprise at least one population of nanostructures, at least one poly(alkylene oxide) ligand bound to the surface of the nanostructures, and optionally at least one organic resin. The present disclosure also provides nanostructure films comprising a nanostructure layer and methods of making nanostructure films.

Peg-based ligands with enhanced dispersibility and improved performance

Embodiments of a display device including barrier layer coated quantum dots and a method of making the barrier layer coated quantum dots are described. Each of the barrier layer coated quantum dots includes a core-shell structure and a hydrophobic barrier layer disposed on the core-shell structure. The hydrophobic barrier layer is configured to provide a distance between the core-shell structure of one of the quantum dots with the core-shell structures of other quantum dots that are in substantial contact with the one of the quantum dots. The method for making the barrier layer coated quantum dots includes forming reverse micro-micelles using surfactants and incorporating quantum dots into the reverse micro-micelles. The method further includes individually coating the incorporated quantum dots with a barrier layer and isolating the barrier layer coated quantum dots with the surfactants of the reverse micro-micelles disposed on the barrier layer.

Quantum dot based color conversion layer in display devices

A display device includes a backlight unit having a light source and a liquid crystal display (LCD) module. The light source is configured to emit a primary light in a first wavelength region. The LCD module includes a pixel having a first, second, and third sub-pixels. The first sub-pixel includes a first emissive surface configured to emit a first light in a second wavelength region. The second sub-pixel includes a second emissive surface configured to emit a second light in a third wavelength region. The third sub-pixel includes a third emissive surface configured to emit a third light in the first wavelength region. The third luminance is greater than the first luminance and the second luminance. An area of the third emissive surface is smaller than an area of the first emissive surface and an area of the second emissive surface.

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Charles Hotz