Luminescence properties of CdSe quantum dots: Role of crystal structure and surface composition

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 2774-2779

  Subila, K B ^a   Kishore Kumar, G ^b   Shivaprasad, S M ^b   George Thomas, K ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

cadmium selenide; crystal structure; photoluminescence; quantum dots; wurtzite; zincblende

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SELENIDES; CORE SHELL STRUCTURE; LUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE QUANTUM YIELDS; STOICHIOMETRIC RATIO; WURTZITES; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRONS; ZINC-BLENDE;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LIGHT EMISSION; LUMINESCENCE OF INORGANIC SOLIDS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC SULFIDE;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84882394839     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz401198e     Document Type: Article

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