Improved optoelectronic properties of silicon nanocrystals/polymer nanocomposites by microplasma-induced liquid chemistry

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 44, 2013, Pages 23198-23207

  Mitra, Somak ^a   Cook, Steffan ^a   Švrček, Vladimir ^b   Blackley, Ross A ^c   Zhou, Wuzong ^c   Kovač, Janez ^d   Cvelbar, Uros ^d   Mariotti, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^d JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCITON DISSOCIATION; OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; POLY(STYRENE SULFONATE); POLY-3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; SILICON NANOCRYSTALS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) SURFACES; WATER-BASED SOLUTIONS;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; METAMATERIALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SURFACES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

PLASMA DEVICES;

EID: 84889819936     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp400938x     Document Type: Article

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