Exciton localization and dissociation dynamics in cds and cds-pt quantum confined nanorods: Effect of nonuniform rod diameters

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 118, Issue 49, 2014, Pages 14062-14069

  Wu, Kaifeng ^a   Rodríguez Córdoba, William ^a,b   Lian, Tianquan ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; DISSOCIATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; EXCITONS; NANORODS; PLATINUM; SEMICONDUCTOR COUNTERS; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SOLAR ENERGY;

DIAMETER DEPENDENT; DISSOCIATION DYNAMICS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; ELECTRONS AND HOLES; EXCITON DISSOCIATION; EXCITON LOCALIZATION; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTOR NANORODS;

II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 84917705571     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp504703t     Document Type: Article

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