Synthesis of highly luminescent and photo-stable, graded shell CdSe/Cd xZn1-xS nanoparticles by in situ alloying

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 25, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 4731-4738

  Boldt, Klaus ^a   Kirkwood, Nicholas ^a   Beane, Gary A ^a   Mulvaney, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

alloy; CdSe; core shell; quantum dots; synthesis

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTIONS; CDSE; CONTROL OF PARTICLE SHAPE; CORE-SHELL; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES; FLUORESCENCE INTERMITTENCY; NARROW DISTRIBUTION;

ALLOYING; CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CERIUM ALLOYS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; NANOPARTICLES; QUANTUM YIELD; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 84890373937     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm402645r     Document Type: Article

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