Alexey Ekimov
Russian physicist
Alexey Ivanovich Ekimov (Russian: Алексей Иванович Екимов; born 1945) is a Russian[1] physicist. He is known for his works in nanomaterials research. He discovered the semiconductor nanocrystals known as quantum dots in 1981.[2][3][4] In 2023, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for this discovery.
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| Born | Alexey Ivanovich Ekimov Алексей Иванович Екимов 1945 (age 78–79) |
| Education | Leningrad State University (BS) Ioffe Institute (PhD) |
| Known for | quantum dots |
| Awards | USSR State Prize (1976) R. W. Wood Prize (2006) Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2023) |
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| Fields | Chemical physics Nanomaterials |
| Institutions | Ioffe Institute Vavilov State Optical Institute |
| Thesis | Quantum Dimensional Phenomena in Semiconductor Microcrystals Russian: Квантовые размерные явления в полупроводниковых микрокристаллах (1989) |
References
change- ↑ Edwards, Christian; Hunt, Katie; Upright, Ed (4 October 2023). "Nobel Prize awarded for discovery of quantum dots that changed everything from TV displays to cancer imaging". CNN.
- ↑ Екимов А.И., Онущенко А.А. (1981). "Квантовый размерный эффект в трехмерных микрокристаллах полупроводников" (PDF). Письма в ЖЭТФ. 34: 363–366. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Russian-Born Quantum Dot Pioneer Ekimov Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry". The Moscow Times. 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ↑ "Alexei Ekimov | Biography, Nobel Prize, Quantum Dots, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
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