Quantum dots — semiconductor nanocrystals that have custom designable optical properties — are opening up opportunities in the bio-imaging, display and lighting sectors, reports Duncan Graham-Rowe.
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Graham-Rowe, D. From dots to devices. Nature Photon 3, 307–309 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2009.79
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