Probing the fermi energy level and the density of states distribution in PbTe nanocrystal (Quantum Dot) solids by temperature-dependent thermopower measurements

ACS Nano

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 4810-4817

  Ko, Dong Kyun ^a   Murray, Christopher B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

density of states; Fermi energy level; nanocrystal solids; PbTe; thermopower

Indexed keywords

DENSITY OF STATE; DENSITY OF STATES DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT; ENERGY LEVEL; MONODISPERSITY; PBTE; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; SOLID SYSTEMS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; THERMOPOWER MEASUREMENTS; THERMOPOWERS; TRANSPORT ENERGY; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FERMI LEVEL; PRASEODYMIUM COMPOUNDS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 79959777101     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn2007817     Document Type: Article

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