Controlled synthesis of ZnS quantum dots and ZnS quantum flakes with graphene as a template

Langmuir

Volumn 28, Issue 25, 2012, Pages 9729-9734

  Li, Caixia ^a   Jiang, Danyu ^b   Zhang, Linlin ^b   Xia, Jinfeng ^b   Li, Qiang ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; PHOTO-VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC RESPONSE; TEMPLATE EFFECTS; ZNS QUANTUM DOTS;

GRAPHENE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; ZINC SULFIDE;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84862896131     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la300310m     Document Type: Article

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