Size-controlled synthesis of ZnO quantum dots in microreactors

Nanotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 14, 2014, Pages

  Schejn, Aleksandra ^a   Frégnaux, Mathieu ^a   Commenge, Jean Marc ^a   Balan, Lavinia ^b   Falk, Laurent ^a   Schneider, Raphaël ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE HAUTE ALSACE   (France)

Author keywords

fluorescence; microreactor; quantum dots; surface ligand; zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLOW RATE; FLUORESCENCE; LIGANDS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CONTINUOUS-FLOW MICROREACTOR; MICRO-REACTOR; OPERATING CONDITION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE EMISSION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE QUANTUM YIELDS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SIZE CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS; SURFACE LIGANDS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84896274809     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/14/145606     Document Type: Article

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