Synthesis and photophysics of colloidal ZnS/PbS/ZnS nanocomposites-An analysis of dynamics of charge carriers

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 208, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 195-202

  Kumar, Anil ^a   Jakhmola, Anshuman ^a   Chaudhary, Vidhi ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Colloid; Fluorescence; Nanocomposite; Photophysics; Semiconductor; Time resolved emission

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549142870     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2009.09.015     Document Type: Article

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