Abstract: An electroluminescent device, a method of manufacturing the same, and a display device including the same. The electroluminescent device includes 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 light emitting particles; an electron transport layer disposed between the first electrode and the emission layer; and a hole transport layer disposed between the second electrode and the emission layer, wherein the electron transport layer includes inorganic oxide particles and a metal-organic compound, the metal-organic compound or a thermal decomposition product of the metal-organic compound being soluble a non-polar solvent.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device, a method of manufacturing the same, and a display device including the same. The electroluminescent device includes 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 light emitting particles; an electron transport layer disposed between the first electrode and the emission layer; and a hole transport layer disposed between the second electrode and the emission layer, wherein the electron transport layer includes inorganic oxide particles and a metal-organic compound, the metal-organic compound or a thermal decomposition product of the metal-organic compound being soluble a non-polar solvent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for drying an electrode plate capable of solving an electrode plate overdrying problem and a drying uniformity deterioration problem due to a pressure change by including: a supply air volume setting step of setting an initial supply air volume introduced into a drier to a target air volume or less; an exhaust air volume setting step of setting an initial exhaust air volume to a numerical value corresponding to the initial supply air volume set in the supply air volume setting step; and an air volume adjusting step of increasing a supply air volume and an exhaust air volume from the initial air volumes set in the supply air volume setting step and the exhaust air volume setting step to designated target air volumes for a predetermined time, and a system for drying an electrode plate capable of effectively implementing the same.

Abstract: A quantum dot according to an embodiment includes a core including a first semiconductor nanocrystal including zinc, selenium, and tellurium and a semiconductor nanocrystal shell on the core, the semiconductor nanocrystal shell including a zinc chalcogenide, wherein the quantum dot does not include cadmium, the zinc chalcogenide includes zinc and selenium, the quantum dot further includes gallium and a primary amine having 5 or more carbon atoms, and the quantum dot is configured to emit light having a maximum emission peak in a range of greater than about 450 nanometers (nm) and less than or equal to about 480 nm by excitation light. A method of producing the quantum dot and an electronic device including the same are also disclosed.

Abstract: A PCR apparatus comprises a PCR heating block having at least two heater units, wherein the at least two heater units are repeatedly disposed on one side of a substrate in a first direction, and each of the at least two heater units has two or more heaters; and a PCR chip having at least two reaction chambers, wherein the at least two reaction chambers are repeatedly formed in the PCR chip, and when the PCR chip is in contact with the PCR heating block, the at least two reaction chambers are arranged to be contacted with the at least two heater units on the PCR heating block, wherein the PCR chip is repeatedly moved in a back-and-forth direction parallel to the first direction and the at least two reaction chambers of the PCR chip is placed to be in contact with the at least two heater units of the PCR heating block.

Abstract: A quantum dot comprising a core comprising a first semiconductor nanocrystal comprising zinc, selenium, and optionally tellurium; and a shell disposed on the core and comprising a second semiconductor nanocrystal having a different composition from the first semiconductor nanocrystal, and comprising zinc and at least one of sulfur and selenium, wherein the shell comprises at least three branches extending from the core, wherein at least one of the branches has a length of greater than or equal to about 2 nm, the quantum dot emits blue light comprising a maximum emission peak at a wavelength of less than or equal to about 470 nm, a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the maximum emission peak is less than about 35 nm, and the quantum dot does not comprise cadmium.

Abstract: A method of producing a quantum dot comprising zinc selenide, the method comprising: providing an organic ligand mixture comprising a carboxylic acid compound, a primary amine compound, a secondary amide compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, and a first organic solvent: RCONHR??Chemical Formula 1 wherein each R is as defined herein; heating the organic ligand mixture in an inert atmosphere at a first temperature to obtain a heated organic ligand mixture; adding a zinc precursor, a selenium precursor, and optionally a tellurium precursor to the heated organic ligand mixture to obtain a reaction mixture, wherein the zinc precursor does not comprise oxygen; and heating the reaction mixture at a first reaction temperature to synthesize a first semiconductor nanocrystal particle.

Abstract: A quantum dot device includes: a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other; a quantum dot layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an electron auxiliary layer between the quantum dot layer and the second electrode, the electron auxiliary layer including a first nanoparticle and a second nanoparticle which is larger than the first nanoparticle, wherein a work function of the first electrode is greater than a work function of the second electrode, and wherein a difference between a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level of the quantum dot layer and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level of the electron auxiliary layer is less than about 1.1 electronvolts.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention provides a nucleic acid amplification device. The device may include a plurality of heating blocks disposed to be spaced apart; a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) chip including an inlet portion into which a solution sample is injected, a reaction chamber in which PCR of the solution sample is performed, and an outlet portion through the solution sample is discharged, the PCR chip coming into sequential contact with the plurality of heating blocks, in which the PCR of the solution sample is performed; a chip holder on which the PCR chip is mounted and which moves the PCR chip to allow the PCR chip to come into sequential contact with the plurality of heating blocks; and a driving portion configured to move the chip holder and to guide a movement direction of the chip holder.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention provides a nucleic acid amplification device. The nucleic acid amplification device includes a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) chip driving portion configured to allow a PCR chip to reciprocate between a first position and a second position; a plurality of first heating blocks disposed to be spaced apart with the first position as a center therebetween and to face each other; a plurality of second heating blocks disposed to be spaced apart with the second position as a center therebetween and to face each other; and a heating block driving portion configured to move the plurality of first heating blocks and the plurality of second heating blocks toward the PCR chip. Here, both surfaces of the PCR chip come into contact with the plurality of first heating blocks at the first position and the both surfaces sequentially come into contact with the plurality of second heating blocks at the second position so as to perform PCR.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention provides a nucleic acid extraction device. The nucleic acid extraction device includes a container which stores each of a cleaning solution and an eluting solution, a water level sensor configured to detect amounts of the cleaning solution and the eluting solution which are stored in the container, a tube sensor configured to sense a sample tube disposed on a sample tube accommodation portion, and an operation initiation portion configured to determine whether the cleaning solution and the eluting solution which are necessary for a nucleic acid extraction operation are provided on the basis of the number of such sample tubes which is sensed by the tube sensor and the amounts of the cleaning solution and the eluting solution which are sensed by the water level sensor.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic light-emitting diode and, more particularly, to an organic-light-emitting diode comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and a light-emitting layer intercalated between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the light-emitting layer comprises at least one of the amine compounds represented by the following Chemical Formula A and at least one of the anthracene compounds represented by the following Chemical Formula B or C. The structures of Chemical Formulas A to C are the same as in the specification.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic light-emitting diode and, more particularly, to an organic-light-emitting diode comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and a light-emitting layer intercalated between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the light-emitting layer comprises at least one of the amine compounds represented by the following Chemical Formula A and at least one of the anthracene compounds represented by the following Chemical Formula B or C. The structures of Chemical Formulas A to C are the same as in the specification.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic light-emitting diode and, more particularly, to an organic-light-emitting diode comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and a light-emitting layer intercalated between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the light-emitting layer comprises at least one of the amine compounds represented by the following Chemical Formula A and at least one of the anthracene compounds represented by the following Chemical Formula B or C. The structures of Chemical Formulas A to C are the same as in the specification.

Abstract: Provided is a microfluidic chip having an inlet/outlet structure optimized for sealing an inlet/outlet of a microfluidic chip using a UV curable sealing material, a microfluidic chip having the inlet/outlet structure, and a method of sealing the inlet/outlet of the microfluidic chip using a UV curable sealing material. It is possible to provide a semi-permanent seal with less contamination from a fluid sample or a harmful reagent, and the inlet/outlet of the microfluidic chip can be firmly sealed using simple equipment and without high-temperature/high-pressure conditions.

Abstract: Described is a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) device including a PCR thermal block including a first substrate and heating units, a PCR chip including a second substrate and reaction chambers, and an unidirectional sliding driver for sliding the PCR chip relative to the PCR thermal block while maintaining a contact between the second substrate of the PCR chip and the first substrate of the PCR thermal block. The first and second heaters of each of the plurality of heating units are spaced apart from each other along a sliding direction, and the unidirectional sliding driver causes any reaction chamber in the PCR chip to have a sequential thermal contact from a heater of the plurality of heating units mounted at one end of the PCR thermal block to a heater of the plurality of heating units mounted at another end of the PCR thermal block.

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 touch display apparatus is provided. In the touch display apparatus, a touch structure may be disposed on an encapsulating element covering a light-emitting device. A touch insulating layer may be disposed between a touch electrode and a bridge electrode of the touch structure. The touch insulating layer may include a guide opening on a path of light emitted from the light-emitting device. A side of the guide opening may be covered by the touch electrode. Thus, in the touch display apparatus, the front luminance may be improved.

Abstract: Quantum dots and electroluminescent devices including the same, wherein the quantum dots include a core including a first semiconductor nanocrystal including a zinc chalcogenide; and a shell disposed on the core, the shell including zinc, sulfur, and selenium, wherein the quantum dots have an average particle size of greater than 10 nm, wherein the quantum dots do not include cadmium, and wherein a photoluminescent peak of the quantum dots is present in a wavelength range of greater than or equal to about 430 nm and less than or equal to about 470 nm.

Abstract: A slide unit includes a fixed rail fixed to a main body, and provided with a first accommodation space, a movable rail connected to a drawer body to allow the drawer body to be pulled out from and pushed into the main body, provided with a second accommodation space, and configured to be movable with respect to the fixed rail, an inner rail configured such that a first end thereof is inserted in the first accommodation space and a second end thereof is inserted in the second accommodation space, so as to allow the movable rail to be slidable with respect to the fixed rail, and a plurality of slide balls inserted in the first accommodation space to be disposed between the fixed rail and the inner rail, and inserted in the second accommodation space to be disposed between the movable rail and the inner rail.