Multiexciton generation by a single photon in nanocrystals

Nano Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2856-2863

  Shabaev, A ^a,b   Efros, Al L ^a   Nozik, A J ^c  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b George Mason University   (United States)

^c NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOLE PAIRS; MULTIEXCITON GENERATION; NANOCRYSTALS; SINGLE PHOTONS;

COULOMB BLOCKADE; EXCITONS; PHOTONS; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33846380266     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl062059v     Document Type: Article

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