Enhanced oxidation stability of quasi core-shell alloyed CdSeS quantum dots prepared through aqueous microwave synthesis technique

Journal of Fluorescence

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 57-65

  Zhan, Hong Ju ^a,b   Zhou, Pei Jiang ^a   Ma, Rong ^a   Liu, Xi Jing ^a   He, Yu Ning ^a   Zhou, Chuan Yun ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JINGCHU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

CdSeS quantum dots; Microwave Assisted synthesis; Oxidation stability; Quasi core shell alloyed quantum dots

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM DERIVATIVE; CADMIUM SULFIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; QUANTUM DOT; SELENIUM DERIVATIVE; SELENIUM SULFIDE; SULFIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICROWAVES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; QUANTUM DOTS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFIDES; WATER;

EID: 84894517558     PISSN: 10530509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10895-013-1270-2     Document Type: Article

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