New aspects of carrier multiplication in semiconductor nanocrystals

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1810-1819

  Mcguire, John A ^a   Joo, Jin ^a   Pietryga, Jeffrey M ^a   Schaller, Richard D ^a   Klimov, Victor I ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 58149088750     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar800112v     Document Type: Article

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