Semiconductor Tetrapods (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Semiconductor Tetrapods

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Artificial molecules consisting of a cadmium-selenide quantum dot core and four cadmium sulfide arms, with the fourth arm sticking out of the plane and appearing as a black dot in the center of each tetrapod.

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courtesy of Alivisatos research group

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