Exciton Fine Structure and Spin Relaxation in Semiconductor Colloidal Quantum Dots

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1037-1046

  Jeoncho, K I M ^a   Wong, Cathy Y ^a   Scholes, Gregory D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 68949186624     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar8002046     Document Type: Article

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