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Alexey Ekimov

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Alexey Ekimov (born 1945) is a Russian solid state physicist and a pioneer in nanomaterials research. He discovered the semiconductor nanocrystals known as quantum dots in 1981 while working at the Vavilov State Optical Institute, and in 2023 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for this discovery.

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1945 1
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Louis Brus, Scientists
Additional Source Alexey Ekimov (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates
Additional Source Alexey Ekimov (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates

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Chemistry, Disciplines
Additional Source Alexey Ekimov (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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1. Alexey Ekimov (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Alexey Ekimov or Aleksey Yekimov (born 1945) is a Russian solid state physicist and a pioneer in nanomaterials research.
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    Born: 1945 (age 80-81), Leningrad, Soviet Union
  • Works In: Chemistry, Lead section, 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
    Ekimov, Brus and Moungi Bawendi were the recipients of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots".
  • Associated With: Moungi Bawendi, Lead section, 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates
    Ekimov, Brus and Moungi Bawendi were the recipients of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots".
  • Associated With: Louis Brus, Lead section, 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates
    Ekimov, Brus and Moungi Bawendi were the recipients of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots".
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