Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00668, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Radovanovic, Pavle (University of Waterloo), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Idea to Innovation, program name french : De l'idée à l'innovation, program purpose english : The continuing demand to increase the performance, functionality, and computational power of electronic_x000D_
devices while decreasing the energy consumption has created new market opportunities in consumer electronic_x000D_
and information technology industries. We have recently formulated a new platform technology based on_x000D_
electrically-doped semiconductor nanostructures that exhibit confined light-induced collective resonant_x000D_
oscillation of free charge carriers, known as localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). The phenomenon of_x000D_
LSPR has traditionally been associated with metal nanoparticles, however, the possibility to control charge_x000D_
carrier type and density in semiconductor nanocrystals has lead to the recent emergence of colloidal plasmonic_x000D_
semiconductor and metal oxide nanocrystals. We have recently designed and fabricated a class of plasmonic_x000D_
semiconductor nanocrystals and nanowires that show a robust interaction between LSPR and exciton at room_x000D_
temperature and in nanocrystals as small as ca. 5 nm. This interaction is intrinsic in nature and is enabled by_x000D_
non-resonant coupling of LSPR and the semiconductor electronic bands, leading to the band splitting and the_x000D_
formation of two carrier channels which can be used to carry and store information (qubits). This technology_x000D_
represents a radically new approach to non-volatile electronic information processing and storage, and possibly_x000D_
quantum computing, with significant advantages over the existing technologies., program purpose french : The continuing demand to increase the performance, functionality, and computational power of electronic_x000D_
devices while decreasing the energy consumption has created new market opportunities in consumer electronic_x000D_
and information technology industries. We have recently formulated a new platform technology based on_x000D_
electrically-doped semiconductor nanostructures that exhibit confined light-induced collective resonant_x000D_
oscillation of free charge carriers, known as localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). The phenomenon of_x000D_
LSPR has traditionally been associated with metal nanoparticles, however, the possibility to control charge_x000D_
carrier type and density in semiconductor nanocrystals has lead to the recent emergence of colloidal plasmonic_x000D_
semiconductor and metal oxide nanocrystals. We have recently designed and fabricated a class of plasmonic_x000D_
semiconductor nanocrystals and nanowires that show a robust interaction between LSPR and exciton at room_x000D_
temperature and in nanocrystals as small as ca. 5 nm. This interaction is intrinsic in nature and is enabled by_x000D_
non-resonant coupling of LSPR and the semiconductor electronic bands, leading to the band splitting and the_x000D_
formation of two carrier channels which can be used to carry and store information (qubits). This technology_x000D_
represents a radically new approach to non-volatile electronic information processing and storage, and possibly_x000D_
quantum computing, with significant advantages over the existing technologies., agreement title english : Market assessment for plasmontronics technology, agreement title french : Market assessment for plasmontronics technology, agreement number : I2IPJ, agreement value : 14775.0, agreement start date : 2017-12-13, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada