STM-induced light emission from substrate-tethered quantum dots

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 111, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 8188-8194

  Makinen A J ^a   Foos, E E ^a   Wilkinson, J ^a,b   Long, J P ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TUNNELING (IET) EXCITATION; TIP INDUCED PLASMON (TIP);

BIAS VOLTAGE; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; LIGHT EMISSION; MULTILAYERS; OPTICAL BAND GAPS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 34347355352     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp0712396     Document Type: Article

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