Multiexcitons in semiconductor nanocrystals: A platform for optoelectronics at high carrier concentration

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1182-1190

  Kambhampati, Patanjali ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CDSE; FEMTOSECOND PUMPS; GAIN PERFORMANCE; GAIN THRESHOLDS; MULTIEXCITONS; MULTIPLE EXCITATIONS; OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; PHOTON SOURCES; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS; ULTRA-FAST;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; DYNAMICS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 84860539595     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz300239j     Document Type: Review

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