Epitaxially connected PbSe quantum-dot films: Controlled neck formation and optoelectronic properties

ACS Nano

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 11499-11511

  Sandeep, C S Suchand ^a   Azpiroz, Jon Mikel ^b   Evers, Wiel H ^a,c   Boehme, Simon C ^a   Moreels, Iwan ^e   Kinge, Sachin ^a,d   Siebbeles, Laurens D A ^a   Infante, Ivan ^b   Houtepen, Arjan J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d Materials Research and Development   (Belgium)

^e ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Charge transport; Density functional theory; Ligands; Photovoltaics; Quantum dots; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

AMINES; CHARGE TRANSFER; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DUCTILE FRACTURE; GRAPHENE QUANTUM DOTS; IV-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; LIGANDS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCRYSTALS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SELF ASSEMBLY;

CARBON-CHAIN LENGTH; DFT CALCULATION; ELECTRONIC COUPLING; LIGAND EXCHANGES; OPTICAL ABSORPTION CROSS-SECTIONS; OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; PBSE QUANTUM DOTS; PHOTOVOLTAICS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84912554744     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn504679k     Document Type: Article

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