Size-dependent composition and molar extinction coefficient of PbSe semiconductor nanocrystals

ACS Nano

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1518-1524

  Dai, Quanqin ^a   Wang, Yingnan ^b   Li, Xinbi ^a   Zhang, Yu ^a   Pellegrino, Donald J ^c   Zhao, Muxun ^a,c   Zou, Bo ^b   Seo, Jaetae ^d   Wang, Yiding ^b   Yu, William W ^a  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^d HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Composition; Molar extinction coefficient; PbSe; Semiconductor nanocrystal; Size dependence

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; MOLAR EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; PBSE; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTAL; SIZE DEPENDENCE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; ATOMS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 67651222475     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn9001616     Document Type: Article

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