Aqueous synthesis of CdTe/CdS/ZnS quantum dots and their optical and chemical properties

Luminescence

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 439-448

  Li, Zhong ^a   Dong, Chaoqing ^a   Tang, Lichuan ^a   Zhu, Xin ^a   Chen, Hongjin ^a   Ren, Jicun ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

aqueous approach; biocompatibility; CdTe CdS ZnS; photostability; quantum dots

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; CHELATION; CHEMICAL STABILITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

AQUEOUS APPROACH; AQUEOUS SYNTHESIS; CDTE/CDS; CDTE/CDS/ZNS; CORE-SHELL-SHELL QUANTUM DOTS; MERCAPTOPROPIONIC ACID; PHOTO-STABILITY; QUANTUM DOT; SYNTHESIS CONDITIONS; ZNS QUANTUM DOTS;

ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 83455213367     PISSN: 15227235     EISSN: 15227243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bio.1250     Document Type: Article

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