Trap elimination and reduction of size dispersion due to aging in CdS x Se1-x quantum dots

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1125-1131

  Verma, Abhishek ^a   Nagpal, Swati ^b   Pandey, Praveen K ^a   Bhatnagar, P K ^a   Mathur, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

II VI semiconductors; Quantum confinement; Quantum dots (QDs); Semiconductor doped glasses (SDGs); Shallow traps; Size dispersion

Indexed keywords

BOROSILICATE GLASS; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

PHOTOLUMINESCENCE INTENSITY; SHALLOW TRAPS; SIZE DISPERSION;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

QUANTUM DOT;

ABSORPTION; AGING; ARTICLE; DISPERSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

EID: 34748892425     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-007-9214-x     Document Type: Article

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