quantum dot

noun

: a semiconductor nanocrystal exhibiting quantum mechanical effects that allow it to mimic the properties of an atom

The quantum dot is a semiconducting (or metallic) region so tiny that it is essentially confined in all three dimensions; like an atom, it contains a finite number of charges and has discrete energy levels.—

Barbara Goss Levi

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Recent Examples on the Web The Samsung had the most intense colors — color brightness is a big strength of the company’s quantum dot OLED tech — and aggressive upscaling, the LG prioritized contrast and seemed hungry for more brightness, and the Sony was the most restrained and confident. —

Nilay Patel, The Verge, 16 Aug. 2024 This approach marries the benefits of OLED (no need for a separate backlight, high-contrast images) with the advantages of quantum dots (less light lost while passing through filters, more direct control over color precision). —

Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 3 Aug. 2024 Its sparkling display is armed with quantum dots for expansive colors and a 120-Hz refresh rate for sports and gaming. —

Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 17 July 2024 However, Clarke said there are different ways of encoding a qubit in a quantum dot (Loss-DiVincenzo, singlet-triplet, and exchange-only, for those curious). —

John Timmer, Ars Technica, 15 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for quantum dot

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