1. Alexander L. Efros is at the Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Computational Material Science, 4555 Overlook Ave, Washington, DC 20375, USA.
   e-mail: sasha.efros@nrl.navy.mil

Abstract

Colloidal nanocrystals randomly turn their photoluminescence off and on under continuous light illumination. Growing thick shells around the crystals can reduce the blinking effect dramatically, with great potential advantage for applications.

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