The emerging use of quantum dots in analysis

Analytical Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1497-1520

  Wang, Xiaojuan ^a   Ruedas Rama, Maria Jose ^a   Hall, Elizabeth A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electron transfer; Energy transfer; Fluorescence; Quantum dot; Semiconductor nanocrystal; Sensor

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447125861     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: 1532236X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00032710701381044     Document Type: Short Survey

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