Exciton dissociation within quantum dot-organic complexes: Mechanisms, use as a probe of interfacial structure, and applications

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 10229-10243

  Knowles, Kathryn E ^a   Peterson, Mark D ^a   McPhail, Martin R ^a   Weiss, Emily A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC CONFIGURATION; CHARGE-SEPARATED STATE; COLLOIDAL QUANTUM DOTS; ELECTRONIC COUPLING; EXCITON DISSOCIATION; INTERFACIAL STRUCTURES; PHOTOINDUCED CHARGE SEPARATION; REORGANIZATION ENERGIES;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SEPARATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EXCITONS;

EID: 84878131373     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp400699h     Document Type: Article

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