Characterization and optimization of the fluorescence of nanoscale iron oxide/quantum dot complexes

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 26, 2014, Pages 14606-14616

  Cho, Minjung ^a,b   Contreras, Elizabeth Q ^a   Lee, Seung Soo ^a   Jones, Christopher J ^a   Jang, Wonhee ^a,c   Colvin, Vicki L ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; IRON COMPOUNDS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; QUANTUM YIELD; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZINC SULFIDE;

FLUORESCENCE QUANTUM YIELD; INJECTION RATES; IRON OXIDE NANOCRYSTALS; NANOSCALE COMPLEXES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE QUANTUM YIELDS; SIZE DEPENDENT; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC MATERIALS; SURFACTANT COMPOSITION;

IRON OXIDES;

EID: 84903770580     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp502194z     Document Type: Article

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