Run for Your Light - KS5: Artificial Atoms

Artificial atoms, or quantum dots, are being touted by many as the next big thing in TV technology, promising brighter, more life-like images. Scientists at the University of Oxford are working on methods of using quantum dots to produce a stream of identical single photons with the hope of using this to provide un-hackable data protection, quantum computers and powerful microscopes. This activity is suitable as a follow-on lesson after students have studied energy levels and photon emission and asks them to explain what quantum dots are and how they can be used.
Learning outcomes
- Apply knowledge of energy levels and photon emission to explain quantum dots.
- State some applications of single photon emitters.
See more at: http://www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/run-for-your-light.