Artificial Chemist 2.0: quantum dot R&D in less than an hour

Quantum dots are colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals, which are used in applications such as LED displays and solar cells. "When we rolled out the first version of Artificial Chemist, it was a proof of concept," says Milad Abolhasani, corresponding author of a paper on the work and an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at North Carolina State University. "Artificial Chemist 2.0 is industrially relevant for both R&D and manufacturing." From a user standpoint, the whole process essentially consists of three steps. First, a user tells Artificial Chemist 2.0 the parameters for the desired quantum dots.