Wavelength engineered luminescent material incorporating colloidal quantum dot within a nanoporous gallium nitride matrix

A new nanocomposite material was created by embedding colloidal CdSe-based quantum dots (QDs) within single crystal nanoporous gallium nitride (GaN) host. High efficiency luminescence and wavelength-engineered ability of colloidal QDs combined with high performance of nitride blue LEDs suggest this nanomaterial's potential for solid state lighting.