From artificial atoms to nanocrystal molecules: Preparation and properties of more complex nanostructures

Annual Review of Physical Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue , 2010, Pages 369-389

  Choi, Charina L ^a   Alivisatos, A Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical transformations of nanocrystals; Nanocrystal molecule; Plasmon ruler; Quantum dot; Tetrapod

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; HYDROGEN; MOLECULES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMONICS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

ARTIFICIAL ATOMS; CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATION OF NANOCRYSTAL; CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; COMPLEX NANOSTRUCTURES; IN-FIELD; NANOCRYSTAL MOLECULE; PLASMON RULERS; PROPERTY; QUANTUM DOT; TETRAPOD;

NANOCRYSTALS;

NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE;

CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; REVIEW; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 77951679417     PISSN: 0066426X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.physchem.012809.103311     Document Type: Article

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