Low-temperature synthesis and characterisation of ultra-small cadmium selenide quantum dots in octadecene solution

Energy Procedia

Volumn 25, Issue , 2012, Pages 62-69

  Ahamefula, U C ^a   Sulaiman, M Y ^a   Ibarahim, Z ^a   Ibrahim, N B ^a   Othman, M Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

CdSe QDs; Low temperature synthesis; Nanocrystals; Opto electronic properties; Photoluminescence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886312303     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.07.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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