Understanding the role of single molecular ZnS precursors in the synthesis of In(Zn)P/ZnS nanocrystals

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 18233-18242

  Xi, Lifei ^a   Cho, Deok Yong ^b   Duchamp, Martial ^a   Boothroyd, Chris B ^a   Lek, Jun Yan ^c   Besmehn, Astrid ^a   Waser, Rainer ^d   Lam, Yeng Ming ^c,d   Kardynal, Beata ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

complex; core shell; indium phosphide; photoluminescence; quantum yield; single molecular precursor; zinc sulfide

Indexed keywords

II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; QUANTUM YIELD; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE; ZINC METALLOGRAPHY;

COMPLEX; CORE SHELL; HIGH REPRODUCIBILITY; LOW TEMPERATURE GROWTH; OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE QUANTUM YIELDS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SINGLE-MOLECULAR PRECURSOR;

ZINC SULFIDE;

EID: 84908192259     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am504988j     Document Type: Article

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