Synthesis and surface modification of PbSe/PbS core-shell nanocrystals for potential device applications

Nanotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 5428-5434

  Xu, Jian ^a   Cui, Dehu ^a   Zhu, Ting ^a   Paradee, Gary ^a   Liang, Ziqi ^a   Wang, Qing ^a   Xu, Shengyong ^a   Wang, Andrew Y ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OCEAN NANOTECH LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOLAYERS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SURFACE TREATMENT; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CORE SHELL NANOCRYSTALS; MONOLAYER PRECISION; SILICON SUBSTRATES; SUCCESSIVE ION LAYER ADSORPTION AND REACTION (SILAR);

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33846039867     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/17/21/024     Document Type: Article

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