Band-gap tuning of PbS nanoparticles by in-flight sintering of size classified aerosols

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 2315-2321

  Nanda, K K ^a   Kruis, F E ^a   Fissan, H ^a   Acet, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND-GAP TUNING; CRYSTALLINE DOMAINS; MONOCRYSTALLINE; PARTIAL EVAPORATION; PRIMARY PARTICLES; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; SINTERING TEMPERATURES; SPHERICAL PARTICLE;

AGGLOMERATION; AGGREGATES; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ENERGY GAP; NANOPARTICLES;

SINTERING;

EID: 33845438184     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1431429     Document Type: Article

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