Photoluminescence of CdSe Quantum Dots: Shifting, Enhancement and Blinking

Molecular Nano Dynamics: Vol. I: Spectroscopic Methods and Nanostructures / Vol. II: Active Surfaces, Single Crystals and Single Biocells

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 293-314

  Biju, Vasudevanpillai ^a   Ishikawa, Mitsuru ^a  

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

Author keywords

Blinking of quantum dots; CdSe quantum dots; Photoluminescence; Photoluminescence enhancement; Photoluminescence spectral shift; Synthesis of CdSe quantum dots

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891008592     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527627820.ch17     Document Type: Chapter

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