Stranski-krastanov shell growth in ZnTe/CdSe core/shell Nanocrystals

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 6826-6834

  Jiang, Zhong Jie ^a   Kelley, David F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION PROFILE; CORE/SHELL NANOCRYSTALS; CORE/SHELL NANOPARTICLES; DEPOSITION TEMPERATURES; GROWTH OF THIN FILMS; INTERFACIAL HOLE TRANSFER; NONCOORDINATING SOLVENTS; PARTICLE SPECTROSCOPIES;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEPOSITION; EPITAXIAL FILMS; NANOCRYSTALS; POSITIVE IONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZINC COMPOUNDS;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 84875827487     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4002753     Document Type: Article

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