Continuous-wave biexciton lasing at room temperature using solution-processed quantum wells

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 891-895

  Grim, Joel Q ^a   Christodoulou, Sotirios ^a   Di Stasio, Francesco ^a   Krahne, Roman ^a   Cingolani, Roberto ^a   Manna, Liberato ^a   Moreels, Iwan ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; EXCITONS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; OPTICAL PUMPING; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SOLS; STIMULATED EMISSION;

BIEXCITON BINDING ENERGY; COLLOIDAL QUANTUM WELLS; CONTINUOUS-WAVE PUMPING; INORGANIC AND ORGANIC MATERIALS; OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; SOLUTION SYNTHESIS; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; SYNTHESIS AND PROCESSING;

LASER MATERIALS PROCESSING;

CADMIUM SELENIDE; QUANTUM DOT; QUANTUM WELL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIEXCITON BINDING ENERGY; CONTINUOUS WAVE BIEXCITON LASING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ENERGY; EXCITATION; EXCITON BINDING ENERGY; FEMTOSECOND PULSED EXCITATION; OPTICS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84909647322     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2014.213     Document Type: Article

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