No accepted description of luminescent blinking in quantum dots is currently available. Now, experiments probing the connection between charge and fluorescence intensity fluctuations unveil an unexpected source of blinking, significantly advancing our fundamental understanding of this baffling phenomenon.
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Krauss, T., Peterson, J. A charge for blinking. Nature Mater 11, 14–16 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat3206
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