Synthesis of highly luminescent CdTe/CdS/ZnS quantum dots by a one-pot capping method

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 226, Issue , 2013, Pages 416-422

  Wei, Fangdi ^a   Lu, Xialin ^a   Wu, Yanzi ^a   Cai, Zheng ^a   Liu, Liping ^a   Zhou, Ping ^a   Hu, Qin ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aqueous solution; CdTe CdS ZnS; One pot capping method; Quantum dots

Indexed keywords

CDTE/CDS/ZNS; EXCITATION SPECTRUM; MERCAPTOPROPIONIC ACID; MONO-DISPERSED; ONE POT; PHOTO-STABILITY; PRECURSOR SOLUTIONS; SYNTHESIS CONDITIONS;

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; LUMINESCENCE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTRONS; SOLUTIONS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; ZINC;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84878155330     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.04.027     Document Type: Article

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