Beneficial effect of tributylphosphine to the photoluminescence of PbSe and PbSe/CdSe nanocrystals

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3721-3729

  Zhang, Yu ^a,b   Dai, Quanqin ^b   Li, Xinbi ^b   Zou, Bo ^a   Wang, Yiding ^a   Yu, William W ^a,b  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Life Science and Bioengineering Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Core shell; PbSe; PbSe CdSe; Semiconductor nanocrystals; Tributylphosphine

Indexed keywords

CORE/SHELL; PBSE; PBSE/CDSE; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; TRIBUTYLPHOSPHINE;

AGGLOMERATION; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

NANOCRYSTALS;

CADMIUM SELENIDE; CADMIUM SELENIDE NANOCRYSTAL; LEAD SELENIDE NANOCRYSTAL; NANOCRYSTAL; TRIBUTYLPHOSPHINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 81055157141     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-011-0293-3     Document Type: Article

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