Role of organosulfur compounds in the growth and final surface chemistry of PbS quantum dots

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3377-3384

  McPhail, Martin R ^a   Weiss, Emily A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BYPRODUCTS; LIGANDS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SULFUR; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ELEMENTAL SULFUR; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIGAND CHEMISTRY; OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANOSULFUR COMPOUNDS; PBS QUANTUM DOTS; PREFERENTIAL GROWTH; VISIBLE REGION;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84902147145     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm4040819     Document Type: Article

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