Bistable switching between low and high absorbance states in oleate- capped PbS quantum dots

ACS Nano

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2731-2739

  Fernée, Mark J ^a   Jensen, Peter ^a   Rubinsztein Dunlop, Halina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bistability; PbS nanocrystals; Phase change; Photoluminescence; Quantum dots; Quenching; Surface effects

Indexed keywords

BISTABILITY; PBS NANOCRYSTALS; PHASE CHANGE; QUANTUM DOTS; SURFACE EFFECTS;

HYSTERESIS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SURFACES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

QUENCHING;

EID: 70349544157     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn9005544     Document Type: Article

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