Excitation energy dependence of the photoluminescence quantum yields of core and core/shell quantum dots

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2053-2060

  Hoy, Jessica ^a   Morrison, Paul J ^a   Steinberg, Lindsey K ^a   Buhro, William E ^a   Loomis, Richard A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND EDGE; CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; CORE/SHELL QUANTUM DOTS; NON-RADIATIVE RELAXATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE INTENSITIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE QUANTUM YIELDS; PL INTENSITY; PL QUANTUM YIELD;

PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; QUANTUM YIELD; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EXCITATION ENERGY;

EID: 84879773937     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz4004735     Document Type: Review

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