Organic semiconducting molecules and colloidal quantum dots both make for excellent luminescent materials. Compared with the more established solid-state light-emitting technologies, organic LEDs and quantum-dot LEDs are in their infancy, yet they offer unique properties.
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Reineke, S. Complementary LED technologies. Nature Mater 14, 459–462 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4277
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