A spectroelectrochemical method for locating fluorescence trap states in nanoparticles and quantum dots

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 5497-5504

  Jacobsson, T Jesper ^a   Edvinsson, Tomas ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE POSITION; CONDUCTION BAND EDGE; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS; ENERGETIC POSITION; GREEN FLUORESCENCE; POTENTIOSTATIC CONTROL; SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRODE; SPECTROELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS;

CONDUCTION BANDS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; NANOPARTICLES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SPECTROELECTROCHEMISTRY; ZINC OXIDE;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84875153383     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp311905t     Document Type: Article

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