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Making the most of photons

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The performance of photodetectors based on quantum dots may be improved by exploiting a process called multiple exciton generation.

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Figure 1: Multiple exciton generation (MEG) in a quantum dot.

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  1. Arthur J. Nozik is a Senior Research Fellow at the US Department of Energy (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), USA and Professor Adjoint in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Colorado, 1671 Cole Boulevard, Golden, Colorado 80401, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA. arthur.nozik@nrel.gov,

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Nozik, A. Making the most of photons. Nature Nanotech 4, 548–549 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2009.253

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