Developing PbSe/PbS core-shell nanocrystals quantum dots toward their potential heterojunction applications

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 13-21

  Cui, Dehu ^a   Xu, Jian ^a   Paradee, Gary ^a   Xu, Shengyong ^a   Wang, Andrew ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OCEAN NANOTECH LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Colloidal nanocrystals; Infrared, light emitting devices; Photoluminescence; Quantum dots

Indexed keywords

LEAD; LIGAND; OCTYLAMINE; SELENIUM; SULFUR;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; INFRARED RADIATION; NANOANALYSIS; NANODEVICE; NANOENGINEERING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 34248593151     PISSN: 17458080     EISSN: 17458099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17458080600935590     Document Type: Conference Paper

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