Carrier multiplication in semiconductor nanocrystals detected by energy transfer to organic dye molecules

Nature Communications

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Xiao, Jun ^a   Wang, Ying ^a   Hua, Zheng ^a   Wang, Xiaoyong ^a   Zhang, Chunfeng ^a   Xiao, Min ^a,b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SELENIDE; DYE; NANOCRYSTAL;

ABSORPTION; ELECTRON; ENERGY FLUX; FLUORESCENCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; MOLECULE; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 84869417117     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2183     Document Type: Article

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