Phonons do not assist carrier multiplication in PbSe quantum dot solids

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 3257-3262

  Ten Cate, Sybren ^a   Liu, Yao ^b   Schins, Juleon M ^a   Law, Matt ^b   Siebbeles, Laurens D A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

carrier multiplication; hot carrier cooling; quantum dot solid; temperature dependence; time resolved microwave conductivity

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MULTIPLICATION; COULOMB SCATTERING; PBSE QUANTUM DOTS; PHONON EMISSIONS; QUANTUM DOT SOLIDS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE INDEPENDENTS; TIME-RESOLVED MICROWAVE CONDUCTIVITIES;

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; COOLING; PHONONS; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84885107292     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz401780w     Document Type: Article

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