Radiative and nonradiative lifetime engineering of quantum dots in multiple solvents by surface atom stoichiometry and ligands

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2317-2327

  Omogo, Benard ^a   Aldana, Jose F ^a   Heyes, Colin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD ATOM; CDTE; CDTE QUANTUM DOTS; CHARGE CARRIER TRAPPING; EXCITED STATE RELAXATION; EXCITONIC RELAXATION; FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES; HOLE TRAPPING; LIGAND COUPLING; NON-RADIATIVE LIFETIMES; NON-RADIATIVE RELAXATION; PHOTOVOLTAICS; RADIATIVE LIFETIME; SURFACE ATOMS; SYNTHETIC APPROACH; TIME-RESOLVED; VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRONS;

ATOMS; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; QUANTUM YIELD; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SOLVENTS; STOICHIOMETRY;

LIGANDS;

EID: 84873431175     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp309368q     Document Type: Article

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