Interaction between quantum dots of CdTe and reduced graphene oxide: Investigation through cyclic voltammetry and spectroscopy

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 40, 2013, Pages 20944-20950

  Markad, Ganesh B ^a,b   Battu, Shateesh ^a   Kapoor, Sudhir ^b   Haram, Santosh K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CDTE QUANTUM DOTS; ELECTRONIC COUPLING; GRAPHENE OXIDES; QUASI PARTICLES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; STEADY STATE FLUORESCENCES; STRONG INTERACTION; TIME-RESOLVED FLUORESCENCE;

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; GRAPHENE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CADMIUM TELLURIDE;

EID: 84885601006     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp406679s     Document Type: Article

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