Band alignment of ZnO/CdSe quantum dots heterojunction determined by ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy using synchrotron radiation

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 276, Issue , 2013, Pages 258-261

  Li, Ruifeng ^a   Cai, Chunfeng ^a   Hu, Lian ^a   Wu, Huizhen ^a   Zhang, Wenhua ^a   Zhu, Junfa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Band alignments; Heterojunctions; Nanocrystal quantum dots; Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM OPTICS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; SYNCHROTRONS; ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

BAND ALIGNMENTS; BAND OFFSETS; HETEROJUNCTION INTERFACES; NANOCRYSTAL QUANTUM DOTS; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION SOURCE; TYPE II BAND ALIGNMENTS;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 84877574551     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.03.079     Document Type: Article

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