Exciton lifetime broadening and distribution profiles of PbS colloidal quantum Dot thin films using frequency-and temperature-scanned photocarrier radiometry

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 44, 2013, Pages 23333-23348

  Wang, Jing ^a,b   Mandelis, Andreas ^a,c   Melnikov, Alexander ^a   Hoogland, Sjoerd ^c   Sargent, Edward H ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE MEASUREMENTS; DISTRIBUTION PROFILES; LIFE-TIME DISTRIBUTION; LIFETIME BROADENING; LONGITUDINAL OPTICAL; PBS COLLOIDAL QUANTUM DOTS; PHOTO-CARRIER RADIOMETRIES; RATE-EQUATION MODELS;

PHOTOELECTRICITY; RADIOMETRY;

EXCITONS;

EID: 84889795783     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp407228k     Document Type: Article

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