A microfabricated gas-liquid segmented flow reactor for high-temperature synthesis: The case of CdSe quantum dots

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 44, Issue 34, 2005, Pages 5447-5451

  Yen, Brian K H ^b   Günther, Axel ^a   Schmidt, Martin A ^c   Jensen, Klavs F ^a   Bawendi, Moungi G ^b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Microreactors; Nanostructures; Nanotechnology; Quantum dots; Segmented flow

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; QUENCHING; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

MICROREACTORS; SEGMENTED FLOW; SEGMENTED FLOW REACTORS; TEMPERATURE ZONES;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 22244462172     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200500792     Document Type: Article

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