Quantum confined stark effect in Au8 and Au25 nanoclusters

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 3621-3626

  Wen, Xiaoming ^a   Yu, Pyng ^a   Toh, Yon Rui ^a   Tang, Jau ^a,b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC STRUCTURES; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMINS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; GOLD NANOCLUSTER; LIFETIME MEASUREMENTS; LOCAL ELECTRIC FIELD; NANO SCALE; POLAR COMPONENTS; QUANTUM CONFINED STARK EFFECT; RED SHIFT; SCREENING EFFECT; SEMIRINGS; STARK SHIFT;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; FLUORESCENCE;

NANOCLUSTERS;

EID: 84874161380     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp3116676     Document Type: Article

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