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A bright outlook for quantum dots

The rapidly improved performance of LEDs based on multilayers of highly luminescent quantum dots could lead to promising applications in next-generation displays and lighting.

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Mews, A., Zhao, J. A bright outlook for quantum dots. Nature Photon 1, 683–684 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2007.239

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