Formation of nanocrystals (or nanocrystals with core/shell structure) and applications for photonics, floating gate and magnetic memory

含有纳米级第二种材料晶体的材料可以表现出具有直接技术应用价值的新型光学、电学和磁学特性。然而，使用传统的合成技术往往难以控制小晶体的大小和浓度。该项目将利用脉冲激光加热的独特特性来生产晶体，从而克服这些限制。它还将研究这些新材料的光学、电学和磁学性能，并评估它们在超密集数据存储、固态照明和先进探测系统中的适用性。

Materials that contain nanometre-sized crystallites of a second material can exhibit novel optical, electrical and magnetic properties that have direct technological application. However, it is often difficult to control the size and concentration of the small crystals using conventional synthesis techniques. This project will overcome these limitations by exploiting the unique properties of pulsed-laser heating to produce the crystals. It will also investigate the optical, electrical and magnetic properties of these new materials and asses their suitability for super-dense data storage, solid-state lighting and advanced detection systems.