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Polymers 2012, 4, 1-19; doi:10.3390/polym4010001 OPEN ACCESS polymers ISSN 2073-4360 /journal/polymers Review Polymer-Nanocrystal Hybrid Materials for Light Conversion Applications Ying Yuan 1,2 and Michael Krüger 1,2,* 1 Freiburg Materials Research Centre (FMF), University of Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Str. 21, Freiburg D-79104, Germany; E-Mail: ying.yuan@fmf.uni-freiburg.de 2 Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), Georg Köhler Allee 103, University of Freiburg, Freiburg D-79110, Germany * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: michael.krueger@fmf.uni-freiburg.de; Tel.: +49-761-203-4755; Fax: +49-761-203-4701. Received: 31 October 2011; in revised form: 13 December 2011 / Accepted: 21 December 2011 / Published: 27 December 2011 Abstract: In this mini-review we report on current developments of hybrid materials based on semiconductor nanocrystals integrated into polymer matrices for direct light conversion, their present limitations, as well as their high potential for future applications. Keywords: semiconductor nanocrystals; polymer nanocrystal hybrid materials; light conversion; white light generation 1. General Introduction 1.1. Semiconductor Nanocrystals Semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) with sizes ranging between 2 and 10 nm present unique size-dependent optical properties based on the quantum size effect [1,2] opening new doors for application in photovoltaics (PV) [3,4], lasing [5,6], light emitting diodes (LEDs) [7] and other opto-electronic devices [8