Bright infrared quantum-dot light-emitting diodes through inter-dot spacing control

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 369-373

  Sun, Liangfeng ^a   Choi, Joshua J ^a   Stachnik, David ^a   Bartnik, Adam C ^a   Hyun, Byung Ryool ^a   Malliaras, George G ^a   Hanrath, Tobias ^a   Wise, Frank W ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; EXCITONS; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; IV-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR ALLOYS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

DIRECT-GAP SEMICONDUCTOR; EMISSION WAVELENGTH; EXCITON DISSOCIATION; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; INFRARED LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; INFRARED WAVELENGTHS; QUANTUM-DOT LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; RADIATIVE EXCITONS;

ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED);

METHYL GROUP; QUANTUM DOT; SILICON;

ARTICLE; COLLOID; DEVICES; DISSOCIATION; ENERGY; FILM; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; LUMINESCENCE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 84863728806     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2012.63     Document Type: Article

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