Optical properties of ZnO quantum dots in epoxy with controlled dispersion

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 112, Issue 41, 2008, Pages 16002-16010

  Sun, Dazhi ^a   Sue, Hung Jue ^a   Miyatake, Nobuo ^b  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b Kaneka Texas Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EFFICIENCIES; COUPLING EFFECTS; DEGREES OF DISPERSIONS; DISPERSION STATES; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; HYBRID NANOCOMPOSITES; LARGE AGGREGATES; MONODISPERSE; NANO PLATELETS; OPTICAL ABSORPTIONS; OPTICAL-; ORGANIC CAPPING AGENTS; ORGANIC/INORGANIC HYBRIDS; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRONS; UV EMISSIONS; ZIRCONIUM PHOSPHATES; ZNO QUANTUM DOTS;

ABS RESINS; ABSORPTION; AGGLOMERATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISPERSION (WAVES); EPOXY RESINS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC ALLOYS; ZINC OXIDE; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 55149120514     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp805104h     Document Type: Article

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