GRK 1240: Nanotronics - Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics from Nanoparticles

纳米颗粒的尺寸通常在1纳米到100纳米之间。它们的电子和光学性质与块状材料有很大的不同，可以通过改变它们的大小来调节。这类新材料位于原子或分子和宏观固体之间。它形成了大量创新应用的先驱。然而，将基础和应用科学知识可持续地转化为适销对路的产品仍然很少。

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.