Effect of bimodal size distribution on optical properties of CdSe nanocrystals

Current Nanoscience

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 275-281

  Sarangi, S N ^a   Hussain, A M P ^b   Sahu, S N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (India)

^b Wildlife Biology and Conservation Group Department of Environmental Biology and Wildlife Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Bimodal size distribution; Nanocrystal; Optical absorption; Photoluminescence

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EDGES; BIMODAL SIZE DISTRIBUTION; CDSE NANOCRYSTALS; DIFFERENT SIZES; ELECTRODEPOSITION CURRENT DENSITIES; GRAZING ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION; MICRO-RAMAN SCATTERING; NANOCRYSTALLINE SIZE; NANOCRYSTALLINE THIN FILMS; NANOCRYSTALLINES; OPTICAL ABSORPTION; OPTICAL ABSORPTION STUDIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE BANDS; PL BANDS; PL MEASUREMENTS; RAMAN PHONON MODES; SMALL SIZE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; THERMALLY ACTIVATED;

ABSORPTION; CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRODEPOSITION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

CADMIUM; NANOCRYSTAL; NANOFILM; SELENIUM;

ARTICLE; BIMODAL SIZE DISTRIBUTION; GRAZING; NONHUMAN; OPTICS; PHONON; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79951697652     PISSN: 15734137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157341311794653587     Document Type: Article

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