Extinction coefficients, oscillator strengths, and radiative lifetimes of CdSe, CdTe, and CdTe/CdSe nanocrystals

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 39, 2013, Pages 20268-20279

  Gong, Ke ^a   Zeng, Youhong ^a   Kelley, David F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CORE/SHELL PARTICLES; EINSTEIN RELATIONS; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; HOLE WAVE FUNCTIONS; II-VI QUANTUM DOTS; OSCILLATOR STRENGTHS; SYNTHESIZED PARTICLES; THERMAL ACCESSIBILITY;

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CADMIUM TELLURIDE;

EID: 84885142401     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4065449     Document Type: Article

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