Colloidal quantum dots with truncated cube shape and their original ligands (organic molecules) assembling into an ordered superlattice after the ligand exchange. | Illustration Jacopo Pinna

Breakthrough in Quantum Dot Metamaterials

Researchers at the University of Groningen led by Professor Maria Antonietta Loi have successfully created a highly conductive optoelectronic metamaterial by developing a method for quantum dots to self-organize into a three-dimensional superlattice that maintains their unique optical characteristics while achieving unprecedented electron mobility.