Smith Nanocrystals.2.17 (IMAGE)

University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering

Smith Nanocrystals.2.17

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Nanocrystals are composed of hundreds to thousands of precisely aligned atoms that regulate how light is absorbed and emitted. At specific light wavelengths, the crystal structure can be measured by the pattern of light absorption.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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