Effect of electronic structure on carrier multiplication efficiency: Comparative study of PbSe and CdSe nanocrystals

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 87, Issue 25, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Schaller, Richard D ^a   Petruska, Melissa A ^a   Klimov, Victor I ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MULTIPLICATION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY STRUCTURES; MULTIEXCITON GENERATION; PBSE AND CDSE NANOCRYSTALS;

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; EXCITONS; LEAD ALLOYS; PHOTONS; SELENIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 29144502386     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2142092     Document Type: Article

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