Current methods of the synthesis of luminescent semiconductor nanocrystals for biomedical applications

Nanotechnologies in Russia

Volumn 8, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 409-422

  Samokhvalov, P S ^a   Artemyev, M V ^a,b   Nabiev, I R ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH NUCLEAR UNIVERSITY MEPHI   (Russian Federation)

^b BELARUSIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Belarus)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

alloyed nanocrystals; gradient core shell structure; magic size seeds; one pot synthesis; quantum dots

Indexed keywords

ALLOYED NANOCRYSTALS; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; COLLOIDAL QUANTUM DOTS; CORE SHELL STRUCTURE; LUMINESCENCE QUANTUM YIELDS; LUMINESCENT SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; ONE-POT SYNTHESIS; SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEMS;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; DEFECTS; LUMINESCENCE; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 84879697835     PISSN: 19950780     EISSN: 19950799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1995078013030166     Document Type: Article

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