Enhanced photoluminescence of CdS nanocrystallites in LB multilayers on aqueous treatment

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 380, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 292-299

  Narayanam, Pavan K ^a   Srinivasa, R S ^a   Talwar, S S ^a   Major, S S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Cadmium sulphide; LB multilayers; Nanocrystallites; Photoluminescence

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; HEAT TREATMENT; NANOCRYSTALLITES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PASSIVATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SATURATED FATTY ACIDS;

AFTER-HEAT TREATMENT; AQUEOUS BATHS; ARACHIDIC ACID; CADMIUM SULPHIDE; CD VACANCY; CDS; CHEMICAL CHANGE; EXCITONIC EMISSION; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; LB MULTILAYERS; MATRIX; ORGANIC MOIETY; PARTICLE GROWTH; POST-DEPOSITION; POSTDEPOSITION HEAT TREATMENT; STRONG ENHANCEMENT; SULPHIDATION; SURFACE STATE; TEMPERATURE RANGE; UV-VIS ABSORPTIONS; X RAY REFLECTION;

MULTILAYERS;

ARACHIDIC ACID; CADMIUM SULFIDE; NANOCRYSTAL;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL REACTION; HEAT TREATMENT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL ROTATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 79954421660     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.02.054     Document Type: Article

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