Tuesday 1 November 2022

Quantum dots form ordered material

Quantum dots are clusters of some 1,000 atoms which act as one large 'super-atom'. It is possible to accurately design the electronic properties of these dots just by changing their size. A team has succeeded in making a highly conductive optoelectronic metamaterial through self-organization.

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