Alexey Ekimov

Alexey Ekimov or Aleksey Yekimov 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. In 2023, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for this discovery.

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Who was born first?

• Alexey Ekimov and Svetlana Gerasimenko were born the same year
• Alexey Ekimov and Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel were born the same year
• Alexey Ekimov and Anatoly Fomenko were born the same year
• Alexey Ekimov and Richard Henderson were born the same year
• Alexey Ekimov and Jeffrey C. Hall were born the same year

Timeline

1. Alexey Ekimov (this page)February 28, 1945 – present
2. Anatoly FomenkoMarch 13, 1945 – present
3. Gholam-Ali Haddad-AdelMay 4, 1945 – present
4. Jeffrey C. HallMay 3, 1945 – present
5. Richard HendersonJuly 19, 1945 – present
6. Svetlana GerasimenkoFebruary 23, 1945 – April 8, 2025

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• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716