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Designer quantum dot molecules and beyond

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Quantum dots couple to form artificial molecules that allow for variable colour emission in response to an electric field.

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Fig. 1: Relationships between atom-based and artificial-atom-based matter.

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We acknowledge support by the National Science Foundation under grant number DMR-2019444.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, James Franck Institute, and Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    James Cassidy, Justin Ondry & Dmitri V. Talapin

  2. Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA

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Cassidy, J., Ondry, J. & Talapin, D.V. Designer quantum dot molecules and beyond. Nat. Mater. 22, 1167–1168 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-023-01652-8

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