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Tensile-Strained Self-Assembly: Tunable Nanomaterials For Infrared Optoelectronics And Quantum Optics, Paul Simmonds

Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Discovered recently, tensile-strained quantum dots are optically active, defect-free nanostructures. Large tensile strains allow us to tailor band structures for applications from tunable infrared emitters to entangled photon sources. I will discuss the history, current state-of-the-art, and future directions of this rapidly expanding research field.