Effect of capping agent and medium on light-induced variation of the luminescence properties of CdTe quantum dots: A study based on fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, steady state and time-resolved fluorescence techniques

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 31, 2014, Pages 18187-18196

  Patra, Satyajit ^a   Samanta, Anunay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; IONIC LIQUIDS; LUMINESCENCE; SLOW LIGHT; SOLUTIONS;

FLUORESCENCE CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE ENHANCEMENT; LIGHT IRRADIATIONS; LIGHT-INDUCED CHANGES; LUMINESCENCE INTENSITY; LUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; MERCAPTOPROPIONIC ACID; TIME-RESOLVED FLUORESCENCE;

LIGHT;

EID: 84905843031     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp5048216     Document Type: Article

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