Capacity of nano-reactors of AOT micro-emulsions to form and sustain ultra small semiconductor quantum dots

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 241-247

  Sawant, Prashant D ^a   Ramaniah, Lavanya M ^b   Manohar, C ^c  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

AOT Microemulsions; Quantum Dots; Quantum Size Effect; Tight Binding Model

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AOT MICROEMULSIONS; EFFECTIVE MASS APPROXIMATION (EMA); QUANTUM SIZE EFFECTS; TIGHT BINDING MODELS;

MICROEMULSIONS;

CADMIUM; HEPTANE; NANOMATERIAL; SULFUR; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMULSION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; QUANTUM THEORY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CADMIUM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EMULSIONS; HEPTANES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; QUANTUM THEORY; SULFUR; WATER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33744728330     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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