A semiconductor nanocrystal particle, a production method thereof, and a light emitting device including the same. The semiconductor nanocrystal particle includes a core including a first semiconductor nanocrystal, a first shell surrounding the core, the first shell including a second semiconductor nanocrystal including a different composition from the first semiconductor nanocrystal, a second shell surrounding the first shell, the second shell including a third semiconductor nanocrystal including a different composition from the second semiconductor nanocrystal, wherein the first semiconductor nanocrystal includes zinc and sulfur; wherein the third semiconductor nanocrystal includes zinc and sulfur; wherein an energy bandgap of the second semiconductor nanocrystal is less than an energy bandgap of the first semiconductor nanocrystal and less than an energy bandgap of the third semiconductor nanocrystal; and wherein the semiconductor nanocrystal particle does not include cadmium.

A semiconductor nanocrystal particle, a production method thereof, and a light emitting device including the same. The semiconductor nanocrystal particle includes a core including a first semiconductor nanocrystal, a first shell surrounding the core, the first shell including a second semiconductor nanocrystal including a different composition from the first semiconductor nanocrystal, a second shell surrounding the first shell, the second shell including a third semiconductor nanocrystal including a different composition from the second semiconductor nanocrystal, wherein the first semiconductor nanocrystal includes zinc and sulfur; wherein the third semiconductor nanocrystal includes zinc and sulfur; wherein an energy bandgap of the second semiconductor nanocrystal is less than an energy bandgap of the first semiconductor nanocrystal and less than an energy bandgap of the third semiconductor nanocrystal; and wherein the semiconductor nanocrystal particle does not include cadmium.

A semiconductor structure, a method for producing a semiconductor structure and a light emitting device are disclosed. In an embodiment a semiconductor structure includes a plurality of discrete encapsulated semiconductor nanoparticles and a plurality of discrete semiconductor free nanoparticles, wherein the discrete encapsulated semiconductor nanoparticles and the discrete semiconductor free nanoparticles form an agglomerate.

A quantum dot composition of an embodiment includes: a quantum dot; a ligand combined with a surface of the quantum dot; and a ligand scavenger having a nucleophilic reaction group.

A quantum dot composition of an embodiment includes: a quantum dot; a ligand combined with a surface of the quantum dot; and a ligand scavenger having a nucleophilic reaction group.

A semiconductor nanocrystal particle including a core including a first semiconductor nanocrystal including zinc (Zn) and sulfur (S), selenium (Se), tellurium (Te), or a combination thereof; and a shell including a second semiconductor nanocrystal disposed on at least a portion of the core, wherein the core includes a dopant of a Group 1A element, a Group 2A element, or a combination thereof, and the semiconductor nanocrystal particle exhibits a maximum peak emission in a wavelength region of about 440 nanometers (nm) to about 470 nm.

A semiconductor nanoparticle aggregate that is an aggregate of core/shell type semiconductor nanoparticles including a core including In and P and a shell having one or more layers, in which a peak wavelength of an emission spectrum of the semiconductor nanoparticle aggregate is from 515 nm to 535 nm and a full width at half maximum of the emission spectrum is 43 nm or less. For each semiconductor nanoparticle, (1) an average value of a full width at half maximum of an emission spectrum is 15 nm or more, (2) a standard deviation of a peak wavelength of the emission spectrum is 12 nm or less, and (3) a standard deviation of the full width at half maximum of the emission spectrum is 2 nm or more.

An imaging device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of pixel electrodes located above the semiconductor substrate and each electrically connected to the semiconductor substrate; a counter electrode located above the plurality of pixel electrodes; a first photoelectric conversion layer located between the counter electrode and the plurality of pixel electrodes; and at least one first light-shielding body located in the first photoelectric conversion layer or above the first photoelectric conversion layer. The first photoelectric conversion layer contains semiconductor quantum dots that absorb light in a first wavelength range and a coating material that covers the semiconductor quantum dots, the coating material absorbing light in a second wavelength range, the coating material emitting fluorescence in a third wavelength range. The at least one first light-shielding body absorbs or reflects light with a wavelength in at least part of the second wavelength range.

An imaging device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of pixel electrodes located above the semiconductor substrate and each electrically connected to the semiconductor substrate; a counter electrode located above the plurality of pixel electrodes; a first photoelectric conversion layer located between the counter electrode and the plurality of pixel electrodes; and at least one first light-shielding body located in the first photoelectric conversion layer or above the first photoelectric conversion layer. The first photoelectric conversion layer contains semiconductor quantum dots that absorb light in a first wavelength range and a coating material that covers the semiconductor quantum dots, the coating material absorbing light in a second wavelength range, the coating material emitting fluorescence in a third wavelength range. The at least one first light-shielding body absorbs or reflects light with a wavelength in at least part of the second wavelength range.

Described are luminescent components with excellent performance and stability. The luminescent components comprise a first element including first luminescent crystals from the class of perovskite crystals, embedded a first polymer P1 and a second element comprising a second solid polymer composition, said second polymer composition optionally comprising second luminescent crystals embedded in a second polymer P2. Polymers P1 and P2 differ and are further specified in the claims. Also described are methods for manufacturing such components and devices comprising such components.