quantum dot
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quantum dot
n.1. A semiconductor nanostructure in which the excitons are constrained in all three spatial dimensions.
2. Any of various semiconductor nanocrystals that absorb white light and then reemit it a couple of nanoseconds later in a specific color, used as probes for tracking antibodies, viruses, proteins, or DNA in cells and organisms.
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Translations
Квантова точка
Kvanteø
Quantenpunkt
punto cuántico
Point quantique
נקודה קוונטית
Punto quantistico
量子ドット
Kropka kwantowa
Ponto quântico
Nanocristal
Квантова точка
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