GRK 1240: Nanotronics - Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics from Nanoparticles

纳米颗粒的尺寸通常在1 nm和100 nm之间。它们的电子和光学性质与块状材料有很大不同，可以通过改变它们的尺寸来调节。这类新材料位于原子或分子与宏观固体之间的区域。它是大量创新应用的先驱。然而，基本和应用科学知识向可销售产品的可持续转让大部分仍然缺乏。

Nanoparticles are typically of dimensions between 1 nm and 100 nm. Their electronic and optical properties are significantly different from bulk materials and adjustable by varying their size. This new class of materials is located in the regime between atoms or molecules and macroscopic solids. It forms the precursor to a wealth of innovative applications. However, a sustainable transfer of fundamental and applied scientific knowledge into marketable products is mostly still missing.