Solution-processed, environmentally-benign quantum dots are able to emit stable streams of very pure single-photons with an optical coherence time reaching 250 picoseconds.
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Li, Y., Wu, K. Stable and pure single-photons from greener quantum dots. Nat. Nanotechnol. 18, 968–969 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-023-01428-w
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