From Inside Out: How the Buried Interface, Shell Defects, and Surface Chemistry Conspire to Determine Optical Performance in Nonblinking Giant Quantum Dots

• DOI: 10.1002/smsc.202370021
• Publication Date: 2023-11-17T08:52:32Z
• Authors: Ajay Singh; Somak Majumder; Noah J. Thompson ...; Ibrahim Sarpkaya; Dennis Nordlund; Karen C. Bustillo; Jim Ciston; Victoria Nisoli; Sergei A. Ivanov; Eric G. Bowes; Han Htoon; Jennifer A. Holli...
• Keywords: Blueprint; Tracking (education)

Nonblinking Giant Quantum Dots The functionally unique “giant” quantum dot—a nonblinking and nonphotobleaching room-temperature photon source—is the subject of numerous investigations its optical properties application demonstrations from 3D single-molecule tracking to light-emitting diodes. In article number 2300092, Jennifer A. Hollingsworth co-workers reveal explicit synthesis–structure–function correlations as a blueprint for designing syntheses produce nanoscale structures long-term stability under harsh operating conditions high-temperature flux. [Credit: Exploded dot image - Chris Sheehan]