Organic molecules as tools to control the growth, surface structure, and redox activity of colloidal quantum dots

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2607-2615

  Weiss, Emily A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84888623589     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar400078u     Document Type: Article

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