Efficient carrier multiplication in InP nanoparticles

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Stubbs, Stuart K ^a   Hardman, Samantha J O ^a   Graham, Darren M ^a   Spencer, Ben F ^a,b   Flavell, Wendy R ^a   Glarvey, Paul ^c   Masala, Ombretta ^c   Pickett, Nigel L ^c   Binks, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c NANOCO TECHNOLOGIES LTD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77954872711     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.81.081303     Document Type: Article

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