Near-infrared emitting AgInS2/ZnS nanocrystals

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 25, 2014, Pages 13883-13889

  Mao, Baodong ^a   Chuang, Chi Hung ^a   McCleese, Christopher ^a   Zhu, Junjie ^b   Burda, Clemens ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOCRYSTALS; ZINC;

BIO-IMAGING; EMISSION INTENSITY; GROWTH CONDITIONS; NEAR INFRARED; NEAR-INFRARED EMISSIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC APPLICATION; RED-SHIFTED EMISSION;

INFRARED DEVICES;

EID: 84916907921     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp500872w     Document Type: Article

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