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Dr. Victor I. Klimov
Dr. Victor I. Klimov
Dr. Victor I. Klimov is a LANL Fellow and Leader of the Nanotechnology and Advanced Spectroscopy Team in the Chemistry Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), where he has worked since the mid-1990s.
He is a globally recognized expert in the optical spectroscopy and device physics of nanocrystal quantum dots—semiconductor nanoparticles with transformative applications in displays, photovoltaics, bioimaging, and photonics.
Dr. Klimov has made pioneering contributions to quantum dot research, including the discovery and demonstration of colloidal quantum dot lasing, development of quantum dot lasers and LEDs, and foundational studies of carrier multiplication, Auger recombination, and energy transfer processes. His work has enabled technologies such as the vibrant quantum dot displays and transparent solar windows in use today. He currently leads efforts to optimize electrically driven quantum dot laser diodes, with implications for next-generation photonics, quantum communications, and energy-efficient computing.
With over 65,000 citations and an h-index of 127, Dr. Klimov has been recognized for many years on Clarivate’s list of Highly Cited Researchers, which highlights the world’s most influential scientific minds. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and Optica, and has received several awards, including the Humboldt Research Award (2013), R&D 100 Green Tech Award (2016), and the Los Alamos Fellows’ Prize (1999).
Email: klimov@lanl.gov
Expertise
Expertise
Photophysics, optical spectroscopy, and device physics of nanocrystal quantum dots.
Orchid/Research Gate/Google Scholar Links
Orchid/Research Gate/Google Scholar Links
Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=V8bIp74AAAAJ
Nanotechnology and Advanced Spectroscopy Team Website: http://quantumdot.lanl.gov
Highlighted Publications/Current Research
Highlighted Publications/Current Research
D. Hahm, V. Pinchetti, C. Livache, N. Ahn, J. Noh, X. Li, J. Du, K. Wu, V. I. Klimov, Colloidal quantum dots enable tunable liquid-state lasers, Nature Materials 24,48-55 (2025)
N. Ahn, C. Livache, V. Pinchetti, H. Jung, H. Jin, D. Hahm, Y-S. Park, V. I. Klimov, Electrically driven amplified spontaneous emission from colloidal quantum dots, Nature 617, 79-85 (2023)
H. Jung, Y-S. Park, N. Ahn, J. Lim, I. Fedin, C. Livache, V. I. Klimov, Two-band Optical Gain and Ultrabright Electroluminescence from Colloidal Quantum Dots at 1000 A cm-2, Nature Communications, 13, 3734, 2022
H. Jung, N. Ahn, V. I. Klimov, Prospects and challenges of colloidal quantum dot laser diodes, Nature Photonics 15, 643–655, 2021
F. P. Garcia de Arquer, D. Talapin, V. I. Klimov, Y. Arakawa, M. Bayer, E. H. Sargent, Semiconductor quantum dots: Technological progress and future challenges, Science 373, 640 (2021)
Y.-S. Park, J. Roh, B.T. Diroll, R.D. Schaller, V. I. Klimov, Colloidal quantum dot lasers, Nature Reviews Materials 6, 382-401, 2021
V. Sayevich, Z. L. Robinson, Y. Kim, O. V. Kozlov, H. Jung, T. Nakotte, Y.-S. Park, V. I. Klimov, Highly versatile near-infrared emitters based on an atomically defined HgS interlayer embedded into a CdSe/CdS quantum dot, Nature Nanotechnology 16, 673-679, 2021
J. Roh, Y.-S. Park, J. Lim, and V. I. Klimov, Optically pumped colloidal-quantum-dot lasing in LED-like devices with an integrated optical cavity, Nature Communications 11, 271, 2020
O. V. Kozlov, Y.-S. Park, J. Roh, I. Fedin, T. Nakotte, V. I. Klimov, Sub–single-exciton lasing using charged quantum dots coupled to a distributed feedback cavity, Science 365, 672-675 2019
Y.-S. Park, J. Lim,, and V. I. Klimov, Asymmetrically strained quantum dots with non-fluctuating single-dot emission spectra and subthermal room-temperature linewidths, Nature Materials 18, 249-255, 2019
J. Lim, Y.-S. Park, V. I. Klimov, Optical gain in colloidal quantum dots achieved with direct-current electrical pumping, Nature Materials 17, 42-49, 2018
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