Efficient CdSe nanocrystal diffraction gratings prepared by microcontact molding

ACS Nano

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3629-3637

  Shallcross, R Clayton ^a   Chawla, Gulraj S ^a   Marikkar, F Saneeha ^a   Tolbert, Stephanie ^a   Pyun, Jeffrey ^a   Armstrong, Neal R ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuated total reflectance (ATR); CdSe nanocrystals; Diffraction grating; Internal reflection element (IRE); Microcontact printing; Quantum dots (QDs); Refractive index

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTANCE; CDSE NANOCRYSTALS; INTERNAL REFLECTION ELEMENTS; MICRO CONTACT PRINTING; QUANTUM DOTS; QUANTUM DOTS (QDS);

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; DIFFRACTION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTRON DEVICE MANUFACTURE; FILM PREPARATION; LIGHT REFRACTION; MOLDING; PRINTING; REFLECTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 73249118894     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn900735y     Document Type: Article

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