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Quantum Dot Nanoswitches

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Nanoscale computing is being used to develop a process technology to fashion quantum dots of a predictable size (below 10 nanometers), shape, and placement, suitable for mass production and simple electrical contact or sensing.

This work was supported by National Science Foundation grant DMR 01-03248.

Quantum Dot Nanoswitches
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Credit: Courtesy Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Decade of Image: 2000 - 2009

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NANOTECHNOLOGY

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