Ultrafast charge separation from highly reductive ZnTe/CdSe type II quantum dots

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 2052-2058

  Jin, Shengye ^a,b   Zhang, Jun ^a   Schaller, Richard D ^a,b   Rajh, Tijana ^a   Wiederrecht, Gary P ^a,b  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORBED MOLECULES; CDSE; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; CONDUCTION BAND ENERGY; CORE/SHELL; EXTERNAL ELECTRONS; FEMTOSECOND TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; INTERNAL ELECTRON TRANSFER; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; TYPE II; TYPE II QUANTUM DOTS; ULTRA-FAST;

ADSORBATES; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

SEPARATION;

EID: 84864780099     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz3008886     Document Type: Article

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