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June 22, 2016

A new form of hybrid photodetectors with quantum dots and graphene
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 22, 2016
The development of photodetectors has been a matter of considerable interest in the past decades since their applications are essential to many different fields including cameras, medical devices, safety equipment, optical communication devices or even surveying instruments, among others. Many efforts have been focused towards optoelectronic research in trying to create low cost photodetectors with high sensitivity, high quantum efficiency, high gain and fast photoresponse. This is of paramount im ... read more

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