Abstract: An electroluminescent device includes a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from each other, and a light emitting layer including semiconductor nanoparticles. The semiconductor nanoparticles do not contain cadmium, the semiconductor nanoparticles include zinc, selenium, tellurium, and sulfur, the semiconductor nanoparticles have a core-shell structure including a core including a first semiconductor nanocrystal and a shell disposed on the core, the first semiconductor nanocrystals include a first zinc chalcogenide containing sulfur, in the semiconductor nanoparticles, a mole ratio of sulfur to tellurium is greater than or equal to about 0.5:1 and less than or equal to about 110:1, and the semiconductor nanoparticles are configured to emit light having a maximum emission peak wavelength of greater than or equal to about 440 nanometers (nm) and less than or equal to about 580 nm, and the semiconductor nanoparticles have a quantum yield of greater than or equal to about 40%.

Abstract: A semiconductor nanocrystal particle including: a core including a first semiconductor material; and a shell disposed on the core, wherein the shell includes a second semiconductor material, wherein the shell is free of cadmium, wherein the shell has at least two branches and at least one valley portion connecting the at least two branches, and wherein the first semiconductor material is different from the second semiconductor material.

Abstract: A semiconductor nanocrystal particle, a production method thereof, and a light emitting device including the same. The semiconductor nanocrystal particle includes a core including a first semiconductor nanocrystal, a first shell surrounding the core, the first shell including a second semiconductor nanocrystal including a different composition from the first semiconductor nanocrystal, a second shell surrounding the first shell, the second shell including a third semiconductor nanocrystal including a different composition from the second semiconductor nanocrystal, wherein the first semiconductor nanocrystal includes zinc and sulfur; wherein the third semiconductor nanocrystal includes zinc and sulfur; wherein an energy bandgap of the second semiconductor nanocrystal is less than an energy bandgap of the first semiconductor nanocrystal and less than an energy bandgap of the third semiconductor nanocrystal; and wherein the semiconductor nanocrystal particle does not include cadmium.

Abstract: A quantum dot device including a first electrode and a second electrode each having a surface opposite the other, a quantum dot layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an electron auxiliary layer disposed between the quantum dot layer and the second electrode, wherein the electron auxiliary layer includes inorganic nanoparticles including an alkaline-earth metal, and an alkali metal, an alkali metal compound, or a combination thereof, and an electronic device including the quantum dot device.

Abstract: A semiconductor nanoparticle, a production method thereof, and an electroluminescent device including the same. The production method includes: combining a magnesium precursor and an additive with a chalcogen precursor in a reaction medium including an organic solvent and an organic ligand; heating the reaction medium to a reaction temperature; and reacting the magnesium precursor and the chalcogen precursor in the presence of the additive to form a magnesium chalcogenide, wherein the semiconductor nanoparticle comprises the magnesium chalcogenide, wherein the magnesium chalcogenide comprises magnesium; and selenium, sulfur, or a combination thereof, and wherein the additive includes a hydride compound including an alkali metal, calcium, barium, aluminum, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A light emitting device including a first electrode and a second electrode spaced from each other, and, a light emitting film between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the light emitting film has a first surface facing the second electrode and a second surface opposite thereto, the light emitting film includes a quantum dot layer including a plurality of quantum dots and a matrix including a metal chalcogenide, the plurality of quantum dots includes selenium, the matrix covers at least a portion of the quantum dot layer, the metal chalcogenide comprises zinc and sulfur, and in an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis of the first surface of the light emitting film, a mole ratio of zinc with respect to selenium is greater than or equal to about 2:1 and a mole ratio of sulfur with respect to selenium is greater than or equal to about 1.1:1.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device includes a first electrode; a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode; and a light emitting layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the light emitting layer includes semiconductor nanoparticles, wherein the semiconductor nanoparticles do not include cadmium, the semiconductor nanoparticles have a core shell structure, the semiconductor nanoparticles include zinc, selenium, tellurium, and sulfur, wherein in a two dimensional image obtained by an electron microscopy analysis, the semiconductor nanoparticles show an average value of a circularity defined by the following equation of greater than or equal to about 0.8 and less than or equal to about 1: circularity = 4 ? ? × Area [ Perimeter ] 2 wherein Area is an area of a two dimensional image of an individual semiconductor nanoparticle, and Perimeter is a circumference of the two dimensional image of the individual semiconductor nanoparticle.

Abstract: A quantum dot including a core comprising a first semiconductor nanocrystal including a zinc chalcogenide and a semiconductor nanocrystal shell disposed on the surface of the core and comprising zinc, selenium, and sulfur. The quantum dot does not comprise cadmium, emits blue light, and may exhibit a digital diffraction pattern obtained by a Fast Fourier Transform of a transmission electron microscopic image including a (100) facet of a zinc blende structure. In an X-ray diffraction spectrum of the quantum dot, a ratio of a defect peak area with respect to a peak area of a zinc blende crystal structure is less than about 0.8:1. A method of producing the quantum dot, and an electroluminescent device including the quantum dot are also disclosed.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device and a display device including the electroluminescent device. The electroluminescent device includes a first electrode and a second electrode each having a surface opposite the other; a light emitting layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the light emitting layer including quantum dots; and an electron transport layer disposed between the light emitting layer and the second electrode, the electron transport layer including inorganic material nanoparticles including an anion dopant including P, N, C, Cl, F, Br, S, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A quantum dot including: a core including a first semiconductor nanocrystal material including zinc, tellurium, and selenium; and a semiconductor nanocrystal shell disposed on the core, the semiconductor nanocrystal shell including zinc, selenium, and sulfur, wherein the quantum dot does not include cadmium, and in the quantum dot, a mole ratio of the sulfur with respect to the selenium is less than or equal to about 2.4:1. A production method of the quantum dot and an electronic device including the same are also disclosed.

Abstract: A semiconductor nanocrystal-ligand composite that includes a semiconductor nanocrystal and a ligand layer including an organic ligand coordinated on the surface of the semiconductor nanocrystal, wherein the organic ligand includes a moiety having a conjugation structure, and a first functional group (X) and a second functional group (Y) linked to the moiety having a conjugation structure, wherein the first functional group (X) is bound to the surface of the semiconductor nanocrystal and the second functional group (Y) is present at an ortho position with respect to the first functional group (X).

Abstract: An electronic device includes a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other, an emission layer comprising a plurality of quantum dots, wherein the emission layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; a first charge auxiliary layer disposed between the first electrode and the emission layer; and an optical functional layer disposed on the second electrode on a side opposite the emission layer, wherein the first electrode includes a reflecting electrode, wherein the second electrode is a light-transmitting electrode, wherein a region between the optical functional layer and the first electrode comprises a microcavity structure, and a refractive index of the optical functional layer is greater than or equal to a refractive index of the second electrode.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device comprising a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other, an emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and including at least two light emitting particles, a hole transport layer disposed between the first electrode and the emission layer, and an electron transport layer disposed between the emission layer and the second electrode, wherein the electron transport layer comprises an inorganic layer disposed on the emission layer, the inorganic layer comprising a plurality of inorganic nanoparticles; and an organic layer directly disposed on at least a portion of the inorganic layer on a side opposite the emission layer, wherein a work function of the organic layer is greater than a work function of the inorganic layer.

Abstract: An electronic device and a production method thereof, wherein the electronic device includes: a semiconductor layer comprising a plurality of quantum dots; and a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from each other; wherein the plurality of quantum dots do not comprise cadmium, lead, or mercury; wherein the plurality of quantum dots comprise indium and optionally gallium; a Group VA element, wherein the Group VA element comprises antimony, arsenic, or a combination thereof, and a molar ratio of the Group VA element with respect to the Group IIIA metal (e.g., indium) is less than or equal to about 1.2:1, and wherein the semiconductor layer may be disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other, an emissive layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a quantum dot, an electron auxiliary layer disposed between the emissive layer and the second electrode and including a plurality of nanoparticles, and a polymer layer between a portion of the second electrode and the electron auxiliary layer, wherein the nanoparticles include a metal oxide including zinc, wherein the second electrode has a first surface facing a surface of the electron auxiliary layer and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the polymer layer is disposed on a portion of the second surface and a portion of the surface of the electron auxiliary layer, and wherein the polymer layer includes a polymerization product of a thiol compound and an unsaturated compound having at least two carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device and a display device including the same. The electroluminescent device includes a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other; a light emitting layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the light emitting layer including a quantum dot; a hole transport layer disposed between the light emitting layer and the first electrode; and an electron transport layer disposed between the light emitting layer and the second electrode, wherein the hole transport layer, the light emitting layer, or a combination thereof includes thermally activated delayed fluorescence material, and the thermally activated delayed fluorescence material is present in an amount of greater than or equal to about 0.01 wt % and less than about 10 weight percent (wt %), based on 100 wt % of the hole transport layer, the light emitting layer, or the combination thereof including the thermally activated delayed fluorescence material.

Abstract: A core-shell quantum dot comprising zinc, a core comprising a first semiconductor nanocrystal material; and a semiconductor nanocrystal shell disposed on the core, wherein the core-shell quantum dot does not comprise cadmium, and does comprise zinc, tellurium, selenium, and aluminum.

Abstract: A display panel includes a light emitting panel including a light emitting unit; and a color conversion panel. The color conversion panel includes a color conversion layer including a color conversion region including semiconductor nanoparticles, and a partition wall defining the color conversion region. An optical diffuser is between the light emitting unit and the color conversion region to cover a light extraction surface of the light emitting unit. A length of the light extraction surface of the light emitting unit is greater than or equal to about 500 nm and less than or equal to about 100 ?m and a ratio of a length of the optical diffuser to the length of the light extraction surface of the light emitting unit is greater than or equal to about 1.4:1 and less than or equal to about 60:1.

Abstract: A semiconductor nanocrystal particle including a core including a first semiconductor nanocrystal including zinc (Zn) and sulfur (S), selenium (Se), tellurium (Te), or a combination thereof; and a shell including a second semiconductor nanocrystal disposed on at least a portion of the core, wherein the core includes a dopant of a Group 1A element, a Group 2A element, or a combination thereof, and the semiconductor nanocrystal particle exhibits a maximum peak emission in a wavelength region of about 440 nanometers (nm) to about 470 nm.

Abstract: A light emitting device, a method of manufacturing the same, and a display device including the same are disclosed. The light emitting device including a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other, an emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the emission layer including quantum dots, and a charge auxiliary layer disposed between the emission layer and the second electrode, wherein the emission layer includes a first surface facing the charge auxiliary layer and an opposite second surface, the quantum dots include a first organic ligand on a surface of the quantum dots, in the emission layer, an amount of the first organic ligand in a portion adjacent to the first surface is larger than an amount of the first organic ligand in a portion adjacent to the second surface.