Episode #11: "What are quantum dots?" with Prof. Wei Chen

Quantum dots! 🚀 🔬 👩‍🔬 This term was first coined by the physicist Mark Reed, and I think he did a pretty good job: with the buzzword 'quantum' it sounds super fancy, and still, no one really knows what it means. But, quantum nanodots are important: This year, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded The Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Louis E. Brus, Aleksey Yekimov, Moungi G. Bawendi, and their research groups for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots. Congratulations 🎉 🏆 👩‍🔬 👨‍🔬 But what exactly are quantum dots? Why is their size so important? Where do we find quantum dots in our everyday life? And why is Elon Musk quite happy quantum dots exist? All of these questions I discussed with Prof. Wei Chen from Shenzhen Technology University in the latest episode of my podcast. Tune in for a fascinating journey into the land of quantum effects. Along the way, we will meet strange creatures like bandgaps, semiconductors, and perovskite crystals. But Wei is an excellent quantum dot scientist: After receiving his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the Hubei University, Wei joined the Chair of Functional Materials at the Technical University of Munich. There he did his PhD on quantum dot-based materials. Currently, he runs the Energy & Photonics Lab (EPL) at Shenzhen Technology University and starts his own commercial, based on novel quantum dot technology. #ScienceCommunication #SciComm #science #research #physics #chemistry #technology #tesla #elonmusk #experiment #academia #podcast #podcasting