Luminescence photophysics in semiconductor nanocrystals

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 407-414

  Nirmal, Manoj ^a   Brus, Louis ^a  

^a Chemistry Department Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC DERIVATIVE; CADMIUM DERIVATIVE; GALLIUM; INDIUM; METAL DERIVATIVE; SELENIUM DERIVATIVE; SILICON;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CRYSTAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MAGNETIC FIELD; NANOPARTICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 0033052782     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar9700320     Document Type: Review

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