Efficient nonradiative energy transfer from InGaN/GaN nanopillars to CdSe/ZnS core/shell nanocrystals

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 98, Issue 16, 2011, Pages

  Nizamoglu, Sedat ^a   Guzelturk, Burak ^a   Jeon, Dae Woo ^b   Lee, In Hwan ^b   Demir, Hilmi Volkan ^a,c  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND GAPS; BLUE-EMITTING; CDSE/ZNS CORE/SHELL; CORE/SHELL; ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; EXCITON TRANSFER; EXCITONIC ENERGY; INGAN/GAN; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; MULTIPLE QUANTUM WELLS; NANOPILLARS; NONRADIATIVE ENERGY TRANSFER;

ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCITONS; NANOCRYSTALS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 79955448472     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3562035     Document Type: Article

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