Multiple exciton generation in semiconductor quantum dots

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1282-1288

  Beard, Matthew C ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED PHOTONS; BIEXCITONS; BULK SEMICONDUCTORS; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; ELECTRON PHONON COUPLINGS; EXCESS ENERGY; MULTIPLE EXCITON; PHOTOCHARGING; PHOTON EXCITATIONS; THIRD GENERATION; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION; USEFUL PROPERTIES;

ENERGY CONVERSION; EXCITONS; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; PHONONS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT; QUANTUM YIELD; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 79958210036     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz200166y     Document Type: Review

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