Nanocrystal-Based Polymer Composites as Novel Functional Materials

This chapter provides an overall picture of nanocrystal-polymer based composites and describes the key properties of these original functional materials, particularly suited for advanced applications in photonic, optoelectronic as well as in sensing. Here, we aim at pointing out the relevance of the incorporation of inorganic colloidal nanocrystals with size-dependent properties in highly processable polymers. Due to the countless different combination of material types and, accordingly, the large extent of the topic, this contribution will focalize mainly on luminescent semiconductor nanocrystals embedded in plastic structurable matrices.