Evidence for the ligand-assisted energy transfer from trapped exciton to dopant in Mn-doped CdS/ZnS semiconductor nanocrystals

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 31, 2014, Pages 18226-18232

  Maiti, Sourav ^a   Chen, Hsiang Yun ^a   Park, Yerok ^a   Son, Dong Hee ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCITONS; HOLE TRAPS; LIGANDS; LUMINESCENCE; NANOCRYSTALS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

DOPED SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; EXCITON LUMINESCENCE; HOLE TRAPPING; OCTANETHIOL; RADIATIVE RECOMBINATION; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; TRANSFER OF CHARGES; TRAPPED EXCITON;

MANGANESE;

EID: 84905837059     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp505162c     Document Type: Article

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