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Polymers 2012, 4(1), 1-19; doi:10.3390/polym4010001

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Polymer-Nanocrystal Hybrid Materials for Light Conversion Applications

Ying Yuan ^1,2  and Michael Krüger ^1,2,*

¹ Freiburg Materials Research Centre (FMF), University of Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Str. 21, Freiburg D-79104, Germany ² Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), Georg Köhler Allee 103, University of Freiburg, Freiburg D-79110, Germany

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Received: 31 October 2011; in revised form: 13 December 2011 / Accepted: 21 December 2011 / Published: 27 December 2011

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Polymer-Inorganic Hybrids and Their Applications)

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Abstract: In this mini-review we report on current developments of hybrid materials based on semiconductor nanocrystals integrated into polymer matrices for direct light conversion, their present limitations, as well as their high potential for future applications.

Keywords: semiconductor nanocrystals; polymer nanocrystal hybrid materials; light conversion; white light generation

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