Surface chemistry exchange of alloyed germanium nanocrystals: A pathway toward conductive group IV nanocrystal films

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 416-421

  Ruddy, Daniel A ^a   Erslev, Peter T ^a   Habas, Susan E ^a   Seabold, Jason A ^a   Neale, Nathan R ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

alloy; conductivity; germanium nanocrystal; ligand exchange; superlattice; surface modification

Indexed keywords

GE NANOCRYSTALS; GERMANIUM NANOCRYSTALS; LIGAND EXCHANGES; LOW LEVEL; MAIN-GROUP ELEMENTS; MIXED VALENCE; NANOCRYSTAL FILMS; PERIODIC TABLE; REDUCTION METHOD;

ALLOYS; ANTIMONY; CERIUM ALLOYS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GERMANIUM; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SUPERLATTICES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TREATMENT; TIN;

NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS;

EID: 84873425920     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz3020875     Document Type: Article

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