University of Groningen
Colloidal quantum dot solids
Balázs, Dániel Máté
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Propositions
accompanying the PhD thesis
Colloidal Quantum Dot Solids
Nanoscale control of the electronic propertiesby Daniel M. Balazs
1. Sufficient control of the cleanness of the fabrication and measurement environment is required to determine the right majority carrier type and mobility in colloidal quantum dot field-effect transistors (Chapter 2).
2. Field-effect transistors are effective tools for characterization of solution-processed semiconductors: not only the physical, but also chemical properties and processes can be explored, emphasizing the importance of a multidisciplinary approach (Chapter 3). 3. Materials developed in a lab for a given range of applications are technologically
interesting only if a method for large-scale fabrication that leads to the same properties exists (Chapter 4).
4. Colloidal quantum dots are superior to bulk semiconductors in flexibility of tuning the optical and electronic properties, for example electronic structure engineering is possible through facile stoichiometric adjustments (Chapter 5).
5. A highly ordered and interconnected network with wide interparticle necks is essential to achieve efficient charge transport in colloidal quantum dot superlattices (Chapter 6). 6. The amount of time required for a proper, detailed interpretation of the results is in
contradiction with the pressure to claim priority encoded in the academic system; sadly, scientific precision gets the less attention in many cases.
7. In this age of specialization, men who thoroughly know one field are often incompetent to discuss another (Richard Feynman).
8. Curiosity to try new experiments and methods is important, but wisdom to know when to ask for help in interpreting the data is invaluable.
9. Graduate students are at the bottom of the academic food chain, and thus are vulnerable to injustice. Anyone withholding information on and not speaking up against incorrect behavior of those in power contributes to maintaining the practice of exploiting students.
10. The management of a university should not follow the same logic as the management of a multinational company given the distinctly different purpose of the institutions.
