Solution-processed quantum dot photodetectors

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1666-1683

  Konstantatos, Gerasimos ^a,b   Sargent, Edward H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Nanocrystals; Photodetectors; Quantum dots; Solution processed

Indexed keywords

IMAGE PROCESSING; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED RADIATION; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS; READOUT SYSTEMS; SOLS;

COLLOIDAL QUANTUM DOTS; INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS; OPTO-ELECTRONIC MATERIALS; PHOTOCONDUCTIVE GAINS; QUANTUM SIZE EFFECTS; QUANTUM-DOT PHOTODETECTORS; SHORT-WAVELENGTH INFRARED; SOLUTION-PROCESSED;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 70349696397     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2009.2025612     Document Type: Article

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