Researchers Discover a New Approach for Capturing Energy from Light-Generated, 'hot' Electrons, Avoi (IMAGE)

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

Researchers Discover a New Approach for Capturing Energy from Light-Generated, 'hot' Electrons, Avoi

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Doping a quantum dot with manganese (right half of graphic) speeds the capture of energy from a hot electron to 0.15 picoseconds, outpacing losses to phonons in the crystal lattice.

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Los Alamos National Laboratory

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