Sonochemically synthesized 3D assemblies of close-packed In 2S3 quantum dots: Structure, size dependent optical and electrical properties

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 7303-7314

  Pejova, Biljana ^a   Bineva, Irina ^b  

^a SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVITY ACTIVATION ENERGY; ELECTRONIC COUPLING; INTRINSIC CONDUCTIVITY; METASTABLE CUBIC STRUCTURES; OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; POST DEPOSITION ANNEALING; SIZE-QUANTIZATION EFFECTS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DEPOSITS; ENERGY GAP; HEAT TREATMENT; INDIUM SULFIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SONOCHEMISTRY; THIN FILMS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 84876268340     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp310047t     Document Type: Article

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