Stable aqueous ZnS quantum dots obtained using (3-mercaptopropyl) trimethoxysilane as a capping molecule

Nanotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 49, 2007, Pages

  Li, Hui ^a   Shih, Wan Y ^b   Shih, Wei Heng ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; PHOTOSTABILITY;

PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SOLUTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZINC SULFIDE;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

3 MERCAPTOPROPIONIC ACID; 3 MERCAPTOPROPYL TRIMETHOXYSILANE; BUFFER; CRYSTALLIN; PHOSPHATE; QUANTUM DOT; SILANE DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC SULFIDE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 36348958424     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/18/49/495605     Document Type: Article

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