Reversible phase transfer of quantum dots by gas bubbling

Green Materials

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 62-68

  Francés Soriano, Laura ^a   Pocoví Martínez, Salvador ^a   González Béjar, María ^a   Pérez Prieto, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Phase transfer; Quantum dots; Switchable surfactant

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON DIOXIDE; GRAPHENE QUANTUM DOTS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCRYSTALS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

CDSE/ZNS QUANTUM DOTS; EXTERNAL STIMULUS; INTERDIGITATIONS; NON-POLAR LIGANDS; OPTICAL FEATURES; PHASE TRANSFER; SWITCHABLE; WASTE PRODUCTS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84914154393     PISSN: 20491220     EISSN: 20491239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gmat.13.00018     Document Type: Article

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