JILA Solves Problem of Quantum Dot 'Blinking' (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

JILA Solves Problem of Quantum Dot 'Blinking'

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JILA scientists have found a way to suppress the blinking problem in quantum dots by bathing them in a chemical solution. This animated image, which demonstrates the basic blinking phenomenon, is made from a series of 40 images taken about one minute apart. Quantum dots actually blink on time scales ranging from millionths of a second to tens of seconds or longer.

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K Kuno/JILA

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