Quantum dot-organic polymer composite materials for radiation detection and imaging

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 59, Issue 1 PART 2, 2012, Pages 215-221

  Lawrence, William G ^a,b   Thacker, Samta ^a   Palamakumbura, Senerath ^a   Riley, Kent J ^a,c   Nagarkar, Vivek V ^a  

^a RADIATION MONITORING DEVICES INC   (United States)

^b MIT LINCOLN LABORATORY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium selenide; Cadmium telluride; Nanocomposite; Polymer; Quantum dot; Scintillator; X ray imaging

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SELENIDES; CDSE QUANTUM DOTS; CDTE QUANTUM DOTS; COLLOIDAL SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; COMPOSITE THIN FILMS; EMISSION SPECTRUMS; FLUORESCENCE LIFETIMES; HIGH FRAME RATE; LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR STATE; NON-AQUEOUS; POLYMER COMPOSITE; POLYMER COMPOSITE MATERIALS; QUANTUM DOT MORPHOLOGY; RADIATION DETECTION; SCINTILLATOR; SIZE SCALE; SOLID STATE SEMICONDUCTORS; SOLID-STATE MATERIALS; SPECTRAL DEPENDENCES; THIN FILM SUBSTRATE; X-RAY IMAGE; XRAY IMAGING;

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; IONIZING RADIATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NEUTRON DETECTORS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES; SCINTILLATION; THIN FILMS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84857292866     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2011.2178861     Document Type: Article

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