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Light Touch: Controlling the Behavior of Quantum Dots (2 of 2)

Caption: Cross-section scanning tunneling microscope image shows indium arsenide quantum dot regions embedded in gallium arsenide. Each 'dot' is approximately 30 nanometers long; faint lines are individual rows of atoms. (Color added for clarity.)

Credit: J.R. Tucker

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