Nanocrystals for electronics

Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages 287-311

  Panthani, Matthew G ^a   Korgel, Brian A ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Light emitting diodes; Photovoltaics; Thermoelectrics; Thin film transistors

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; LARGE-AREA ELECTRONICS; OPTICAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PRINTING PROCESS; RESEARCH PROGRESS; ROOM TEMPERATURE DEPOSITION; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; THERMOELECTRICS;

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

NANOPARTICLE; QUANTUM DOT; SOLVENT;

CHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; PRINTING; REVIEW; SEMICONDUCTOR;

ELECTRONICS; MICRO-ELECTRICAL-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; NANOPARTICLES; PRINTING; QUANTUM DOTS; SOLVENTS; TRANSISTORS, ELECTRONIC;

EID: 84862663867     PISSN: 19475438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-062011-081040     Document Type: Review

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