Synthesis and characterization of blue emitting ZnSe quantum dots

Microelectronics Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 641-643

  Andrade, J J ^a,b   Brasil Jr , A G ^a,c   Farias, P M A ^a,d   Fontes, A ^a,d   Santos, B S ^a,b  

^a Nanoestruturas e Interfaces Biológicas Research Group

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA FUNDAMENTAL   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blue emission; Colloidal synthesis; Water soluble quantum dots; ZnSe

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; BIO PHOTONICS; BLUE EMISSION; BLUE-EMITTING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COLLOIDAL PARTICLES; COLLOIDAL SYNTHESIS; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES; ELECTRONIC ABSORPTIONS; ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSIONS; EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGIES; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES; GREEN EMISSIONS; POWDER X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS; QUANTUM DOTS; ROOM TEMPERATURES; STABILIZING AGENTS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; WATER SOLUBLE QUANTUM DOTS; ZNSE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 61349113400     PISSN: 00262692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mejo.2008.06.040     Document Type: Article

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