Dynamic trap formation and elimination in colloidal quantum dots

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 987-992

  Voznyy, O ^a   Thon, S M ^a   Ip, A H ^a   Sargent, E H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

cadmium selenide; charging; density functional theory (DFT); doping; lead sulfide; nanocrystals; surface defects

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SELENIDES; COLLOIDAL QUANTUM DOTS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORIES (DFT); ELECTRONIC DOPING; ELECTRONIC TRAPS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES SIMULATIONS; LEAD SULFIDE; NANOPARTICLE SURFACE;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHARGING (FURNACE); DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRON AFFINITY; NANOCRYSTALS; SURFACE DEFECTS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84875516865     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz400125r     Document Type: Article

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