Energy-transfer pumping of semiconductor nanocrystals using an epitaxial quantum well

Nature

Volumn 429, Issue 6992, 2004, Pages 642-646

  Achermann, Marc ^a   Petruska, Melissa A ^a   Kos, Simon ^a   Smith, Darryl L ^a   Koleske, Daniel D ^b   Klimov, Victor I ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; LASERS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; STIMULATED EMISSION;

ENERGY-TRANSFER PUMPING; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

NANOCRYSTAL;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; COLOR; CRYSTAL; ELECTRICAL PUMPING; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENERGY TRANSFER PUMPING; LASER; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL AMPLIFIER; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM THEORY; QUANTUM WELL; QUANTUM YIELD; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 3042583017     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature02571     Document Type: Article

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