Core-Shell Nanocrystals

Comprehensive Nanoscience and Technology

Volumn 1-5, Issue , 2011, Pages 271-287

  Kudera, S ^a   Maus, L ^a   Zanella, M ^b   Parak, W J ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Core shell; Growth dynamics; Heterogeneous nucleation; Nanocrystals; Particle Synthesis; Quantum dots; Quantum dot quantum well; Semiconductor nanocrystals; Type I heterostructures; Type II heterostructures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904230389     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374396-1.00029-5     Document Type: Chapter

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