Controlled optical properties of water-soluble CdTe/CdS/ ZnS quantum dots

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Zhang, Yu Yang ^a,b   Kim, Jong Yeob ^a   Kim, Yeonho ^a   Jang, Du Jeon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b LIAONING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

3 Mercaptopropionic acid; Colloid; Core shell shell; Nanostructure; Photoluminescence

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; COLLOIDS; ENERGY GAP; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLS; ZINC SULFIDE;

3-MERCAPTOPROPIONIC ACID; AQUEOUS COLLOIDAL SOLUTIONS; CORE SHELL; CORE-SHELL-SHELL QUANTUM DOTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE QUANTUM YIELDS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; REACTION TEMPERATURE; WATER DISPERSIBLE;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

3 MERCAPTOPROPIONIC ACID; CADMIUM; QUANTUM DOT; SULFUR; TELLURIUM; WATER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; COLLOID; OPTICS; PH; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED LIGHT; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84865055070     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-1117-9     Document Type: Article

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