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A -- LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY SEEKS INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS FOR QUANTUM DOT TUNABLE WHITE LIGHT EMITTER APPLICATIONS (QUANTUMDOT) SOL 00-031 DUE 092200 POC Industrial Partnerships and Commercialization (925) 423-3139 The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is operated by the University of California under contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). LLNL is seeking collaborators in the commercialization and further development of a tunable white light emitter based on quantum dot technology for use in applications such as lighting, displays, fiber optic telecommunication, random access memory (RAM) storage devices and light emitting diodes (LEDs). This tunable white light emitter technology is based on well-understood quantum size effects that permit precise control of the optical properties of white light emitters. Quantum dots are synthesized through reproducible processes with selected atomic constituents. Quantum dot technology yields smaller nano-scale structures with correspondingly higher energies and intensities of the emitted light. The range of the frequency of emitted light theoretically spans the entire visible spectrum and principally depends on the critical dimension of the quantum dot. The potential uses of these structures include: wavelength sensitive biosensors, light emitting diodes (LEDs) tuned to specific emission wavelengths, and ultrafast, all optical switches. In the optical switch application, this generic technology has the potential to achieve switching times exceeding 15 terabits per second. The LLNL has proprietary methods for the fabrication of quantum dot based structures. Typical synthesis methods involve the use of polymers and thin-film fabrication techniques. Fabrication flexibility allows for tuned blue or green light-emitting diodes from quantum dots at precise wavelengths. The tunability of luminescence over a wide spectral range is believed to be unique to the LLNL quantum dot materials. These same systems can additionally be used for high-intensity white light emission, suitable for laptop computer display backlighting and other internal lighting devices. Collaborators are sought with technical and scientific expertise in the areas of nanophase materials science, engineering and physics. Successful collaborators will have an established history of manufacturing and marketing of electronic and optical devices based on nanoscale technologies. A successful collaborator would have demonstrated a consistent record of research and development, experience, and expertise in nanophase materials and their applications. While it is likely that successful collaborators would be for-profit businesses, successful collaborations may also include state, federal, or local governmental agencies, or universities. Mechanisms for collaborations may include licensing, Work For Others (WFO), or Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs). Any non-licensing collaboration must include a significant funds-in component to LLNL for the development of pre-production prototypes to be successfully considered. LLNL has a significant and growing core of scientific and intellectual property background, and relevant intellectual property for this project. To ensure consideration, interested parties must respond in writing to LLNL by September 22, 2000 and provide the following information: (1) the name and address of your organization, (2) the name, address, telephone number, and fax number of a point of contact, (3) the business, product, and financial history of your organization, (4) a description of your organization's expertise and facilities in the areas of nanophase materials or other microelectronic light sources, (5) the organizational history of research and development funding, and (6) the resources your organization could commit to this project. Statements of interest should be sent to: Industrial Partnerships and Commercialization Office Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory P.O. Box 808, L-795 Livermore, CA 94551 Attention: CBD-00-031 Posted 08/18/00 (W-SN487975). (0231)

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