Effect of protons on CdSe and CdSe-ZnS nanocrystals in organic solution

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 44, 2013, Pages 13352-13358

  Avellini, Tommaso ^a   Amelia, Matteo ^a   Credi, Alberto ^a   Silvi, Serena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE-SHELL QUANTUM DOTS; EFFECT OF ACIDS; ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTIC; FREE LIGANDS; ORGANIC LIGANDS; ORGANIC SOLUTIONS; PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT;

AGGREGATES; LUMINESCENCE; NANOPARTICLES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; ZINC SULFIDE;

LIGANDS;

CADMIUM DERIVATIVE; CADMIUM SELENIDE; LIGAND; NANOPARTICLE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PROTON; SELENIUM DERIVATIVE; SULFIDE; ZINC DERIVATIVE; ZINC SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; LIGANDS; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PROTONS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLUTIONS; SULFIDES; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84887572529     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la4028404     Document Type: Article

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