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Quantum dots

Strain is a problem no more

An elegant modification of nuclear magnetic resonance allows detailed structural analysis of self-assembled semiconductor quantum dots, so far hindered by the intrinsic strain in these nanostructures.

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Figure 1: Optically detected nuclear magnetic resonance in a quantum dot.

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Gammon, D. Strain is a problem no more. Nature Nanotech 7, 621–622 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2012.171

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