A Continuous-Flow Microcapillary Reactor for the Preparation of a Size Series of CdSe Nanocrystals

Advanced Materials

Volumn 15, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 1858-1862

  Yen, Brian K H ^a   Stott, Nathan E ^a   Jensen, Klavs F ^b   Bawendi, Moungi G ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; GROWTH (MATERIALS); ORGANOMETALLICS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

MICROCAPILLARY REACTORS; MICROFLUIDIC FLOW SYSTEMS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 0344861817     PISSN: 09359648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200305162     Document Type: Article

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