Synthesis and size-dependent properties of zinc-blende semiconductor quantum rods

Nature Materials

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 155-158

  Kan, Shirai ^a   Mokari, Taleb ^a   Rothenberg, Eli ^a   Banin, Uri ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL LATTICES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SPATIAL VARIABLES CONTROL; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

BANDGAP RED SHIFT; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LENGTH CONTROL; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT; RAMAN BASED MARKING; ZINC-BLENDE SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM RODS;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

ARGON; GOLD; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICS; SEMICONDUCTOR; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ARGON; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; GOLD; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICS; SEMICONDUCTORS; ZINC;

EID: 0037362349     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat830     Document Type: Letter

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