Colloidal quantum dot photodetectors

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 278-282

  Konstantatos, Gerasimos ^a   Sargent, Edward H ^b  

^a ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colloidal quantum dots; Photoconductive gain; Photodetectors; Photodiodes; Solution processed

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL QUANTUM DOTS; FULLY DEPLETED; INTEGRABILITY; LIGHT SENSOR; MATERIALS PROCESSING; NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS; NEAR INFRARED; PHOTOCONDUCTIVE GAINS; POST PROCESS; QUANTUM-DOT PHOTODETECTORS; RECENT PROGRESS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOPARTICLES; SHORT-WAVELENGTH INFRARED; SIZE EFFECTS; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; TEMPERATURE STABILITY;

FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS; NANOPARTICLES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; PHOTODIODES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 79955000768     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2010.12.029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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