Synthesis and optical spectroscopy of a hybrid cadmium sulfide-dendrimer nanocomposite

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3064-3071

  Gayen, S K ^a   Brito, M ^a   Das, B B ^a   Comanescu, G ^a   Liang, X C ^a   Alrubaiee, M ^a   Alfano, R R ^a   Gonzalez, C ^a   Byro, A H ^a   Bauer, D L V ^a   Balogh Nair, V ^a  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRA; DENDRIMERS; FLUORESCENCE; HYBRID MATERIALS; PHOTOEXCITATION; POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

BAND EDGE; COLLOIDAL SYNTHESIS; NEAR-ULTRAVIOLET EXCITATION;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 39449088841     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.003064     Document Type: Article

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