Question

These structures can be embedded in a SEBS-g-MA matrix and mixed with the polymer TFB to form “stretchable” devices. Encapsulation of these structures often relies on micelles to form around zinc sulfide as a clustering agent. A method of forming these structures divides their formation into thermal-decomposition, burst-nucleation, (10[1])and site-focusing steps. That “hot injection” method (10[2])more tightly (10[1])controls (-5[1])the size of these structures (10[1]-5[1])than the “heat up” method. A variety of these things is formed after the capping ligand TOPO encases (10[1])it to form a (10[1])core-shell structure. Carbon-based versions of these structures are a green alternative to their highly toxic (10[1])variety made of cadmium selenide. (10[3])The color these structures (10[2])fluoresce depends on their particle size. (-5[2])For 10 (10[1])points, name these materials that act as zero-dimensional semiconductors. ■END■ (10[10]0[3])

ANSWER: quantum dots [or QDs; accept colloidal quantum dots; prompt on semiconductors or semiconductor nanocrystals; prompt on nanoparticles]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nikhil ChellamNorthwesternChicago A4710
Jason ZhangToronto CJohns Hopkins5410
Yashwanth BajjiMichiganUCF5410
June YinWUSTL BGeorgia State5610
Rohan DalalGeorgia TechChicago B57-5
Swapnil GargUC Berkeley AWUSTL A6210
Geoffrey WuColumbia AWaterloo A62-5
Richard NiuCornell AToronto B8010
Andrew WangIllinois AStanford8410
Rasheeq AzadNorth Carolina AIndiana9910
Teigue KellyPenn StateArizona State10410
Calvin BostlemanOhio StateRIT10410
Joy AnHarvardMIT10410
Russell NipBritish ColumbiaOttawa10810
Kushal AluruRutgersToronto A10810
Olin BoseColumbia BCornell B114-5
Andres CordobaYaleWaterloo B114-5
Henry BonWinona StateMaryland11610
Athena ShaddenTexasIowa State12610
Julian BushlowCornell BColumbia B12610
Shardul ParthasarathyIllinois BVanderbilt12610
Soren HeydariNorth Carolina BVirginia1260
Liam KusalikWaterloo AColumbia A12610
Anuttam RamjiUC Berkeley BNYU12610
Joseph ChambersVirginiaNorth Carolina B12610
Conor ThompsonIowa StateTexas1260
Ezra SantosChicago BGeorgia Tech12610
Ryan RosenbergNYUUC Berkeley B1260
Shardul RaoMinnesotaVirginia Tech12610
Leo LawFloridaLSE12610
Caleb OttWaterloo BYale12610