Cryogenic single-nanocrystal spectroscopy: Reading the spectral fingerprint of individual CdSe quantum dots

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 609-618

  Fernée, Mark J ^a,b   Tamarat, Philippe ^a,b   Lounis, Brahim ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b Laboratoire Photonique   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND EDGE; BIEXCITONS; CDSE QUANTUM DOTS; CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; EMISSION SPECTRUMS; LOW TEMPERATURES; NANO-CRYSTAL MATERIALS; NANOCRYSTAL SYNTHESIS; NARROW LINES; PHOTO-STABILITY; PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOPHYSICS; PHYSICAL PROCESS; SINGLE NANOCRYSTALS; SPECTRAL FINGERPRINTS; TEMPORAL SIGNATURES; TRION;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYOGENICS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 84874120694     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz302142d     Document Type: Article

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