Multiexciton generation in IV-VI nanocrystals: The role of carrier effective mass, band mixing, and phonon emission

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 317-322

  Zohar, Gal ^a   Baer, Roi ^b   Rabani, Eran ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Physical Processes in Nanomaterials and Nanostructures

Indexed keywords

BAND MIXING; CARRIER EFFECTIVE MASS; EFFECTIVE MASS; IMPACT EXCITATION; MULTIEXCITON GENERATION; PHONON EMISSIONS; PHYSICAL PROCESS;

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; PHONONS;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 84872732027     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz301892z     Document Type: Article

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