Electronic structure engineering in ZnSe/CdS type-II nanoparticles by interface alloying

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 13276-13284

  Boldt, Klaus ^a   Schwarz, Kyra N ^a   Kirkwood, Nicholas ^a   Smith, Trevor A ^a   Mulvaney, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; EXCITONS; QUANTUM YIELD; ZINC SULFIDE;

CORE-SHELL INTERFACE; ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRA; FLUORESCENCE QUANTUM YIELD; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE QUANTUM YIELDS; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; STRUCTURE ENGINEERING; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPIES;

ALLOYING;

EID: 84903166513     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp503609f     Document Type: Article

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