Who: Princeton University
What: Utilizing a custom 3D printer, researchers fabricated a quantum dot LEDs composed of five different materials. Composition compromises:
- Bottom layer: silver nanoparticles connecting the LED to an electronic circuit.
- Two polymer layers
- Quantum dots
- Top layer: gallium indium.
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl5033292
Where: Electronics and displays.
When: 5-10 years plus. Research is at the proof-of-concept stage.
Schematic of the 3D Printed Quantum Dot LEDs (Princeton University)
