Quantum confinement of the thermodynamic functions for the formation of electrons and holes in CdSe nanocrystals

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Ehlert, Oliver ^a   Tiwari, Archana ^b   Nann, Thomas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND GAPS; NANOCRYSTALS; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMODYNAMIC FUNCTIONS;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRONS; ENTROPY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; QUANTUM THEORY; THERMODYNAMICS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33750023944     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2356607     Document Type: Article

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