Exciton annihilation and dissociation dynamics in group II-V Cd 3P2 quantum dots

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 117, Issue 29, 2013, Pages 6362-6372

  Wu, Kaifeng ^a   Liu, Zheng ^a   Zhu, Haiming ^a   Lian, Tianquan ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNIHILATION DYNAMICS; CHARGE-SEPARATED STATE; DISSOCIATION DYNAMICS; EMISSION QUANTUM YIELD; EXCITON ANNIHILATION; EXCITON DISSOCIATION; PHOTO-INDUCED ELECTRON TRANSFER; ULTRAFAST ELECTRON TRANSFER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENERGY CONVERSION; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; WATER ABSORPTION;

EXCITONS;

EID: 84880832111     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp402511m     Document Type: Article

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