Substrate driven photochemistry of CdSe quantum dot films: Charge injection and irreversible transformations on oxide surfaces

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 113, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 3765-3772

  Tvrdy, Kevin ^a   Kamat, Prashant V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORBED OXYGEN; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; APPARENT RATE CONSTANT; CDSE NANOCRYSTALS; CDSE QUANTUM DOTS; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; DEPOSITION ON GLASS; FLUORESCENCE DECAYS; INJECTED ELECTRONS; OXIDE SURFACE; PHOTOCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; QUANTUM DOT FILMS; SIO2 SURFACE; SPECTROSCOPIC MEASUREMENTS; TIO2 FILM; TIO2 SURFACES; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION; VACUUM ENVIRONMENT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OXIDE FILMS; OXYGEN; PHOTODEGRADATION; RATE CONSTANTS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GLASS; SUBSTRATES;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

CADMIUM DERIVATIVE; CADMIUM SULFIDE; OXIDE; QUANTUM DOT; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFIDE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SOLAR ENERGY; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME;

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERE; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; OXIDES; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; QUANTUM DOTS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOLAR ENERGY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SULFIDES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM;

EID: 65549169221     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp808562x     Document Type: Article

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