Quantum-dot size and thin-film dielectric constant: Precision measurement and disparity with simple models

Nano Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 21-26

  Grinolds, Darcy D W ^a   Brown, Patrick R ^a   Harris, Daniel K ^b   Bulovic, Vladimir ^c   Bawendi, Moungi G ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science   (United States)

Author keywords

capacitance; Dielectric constant; PbS; quantum dot; SAXS

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; NANOCRYSTALS; PERMITTIVITY; THIN FILMS; X RAY SCATTERING;

PAIR DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; PBS; PRECISION MEASUREMENT; QUANTUM DOT; QUANTUM-DOT SIZE; SAXS; SIZING CURVES; THIN-FILM DIELECTRICS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84921064906     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: 15306992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl5024244     Document Type: Article

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