Shape evolution of CdSe nanocrystals in vegetable oils: A synergistic effect of selenium precursor

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 350, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 91-100

  Sun, Ming ^a,b   Yu, Haizhou ^b   Yang, Wen ^a,b   Qi, Li ^a   Yang, Fan ^a   Yang, Xiurong ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Nanocrystals; Nanostructures; Photoluminescence; Semiconductor; Vegetable oil

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CAVITY RESONATORS; COORDINATION REACTIONS; LUBRICATING OILS; NANOCRYSTALS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SELENIUM; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; VEGETABLE OILS; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

1-OCTADECENE; ALKYLPHOSPHONIC ACIDS; ARC STRUCTURES; CDSE NANOCRYSTALS; HIGH QUALITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MULTIPODS; OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; PHYSICAL MODEL; QUANTUM DOT; QUANTUM RODS; SEMICONDUCTOR; SHAPE EVOLUTION; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; WURTZITES; ZINC BLENDE; ZINCBLENDE STRUCTURES;

SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

1 OCTADECENE; CADMIUM SELENIDE; NANOCRYSTAL; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE; QUANTUM DOT; SELENIUM; SOLVENT; TRIO N OCTYLPHOSPHINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM YIELD; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 70349782343     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2009.09.010     Document Type: Article

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