A Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy, Steady-State, and Time-Resolved Fluorescence Study of the Modulation of Photophysical Properties of Mercaptopropionic Acid Capped CdTe Quantum Dots upon Exposure to Light

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 44, 2013, Pages 23313-23321

  Patra, Satyajit ^a   Samanta, Anunay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CDTE QUANTUM DOTS (QDS); FLUORESCENCE BEHAVIORS; FLUORESCENCE CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE PROPERTIES; MERCAPTOPROPIONIC ACID; PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; STEADY-STATE FLUORESCENCE INTENSITY; TIME-RESOLVED FLUORESCENCE;

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MODULATION;

EXCITED STATES;

EID: 84889862760     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp407130e     Document Type: Article

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