Optical properties of PbS/CdS Core/shell quantum dots

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 39, 2013, Pages 20171-20177

  Justo, Yolanda ^a   Geiregat, Pieter ^a   Hoecke, Karen Van ^a   Vanhaecke, Frank ^a   De Mello Donega, Celso ^b   Hens, Zeger ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND ALIGNMENTS; CORE DIAMETERS; CORE/SHELL QUANTUM DOTS; EXCITON TRANSITIONS; INTRINSIC ABSORPTIONS; MAXWELL-GARNETT MODELS; OSCILLATOR STRENGTHS; SHORT WAVELENGTHS;

EXCITONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84885142136     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp406774p     Document Type: Article

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