Correlation of atomic structure and photoluminescence of the same quantum dot: Pinpointing surface and internal defects that inhibit photoluminescence

ACS Nano

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 831-839

  Orfield, Noah J ^a,b   McBride, James R ^a,b   Keene, Joseph D ^a,b   Davis, Lloyd M ^c,d   Rosenthal, Sandra J ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE SPACE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

core shell quantum dots; correlation; nanocrystal atomic structure; nanocrystal quantum dots; semiconductor nanocrystals; single nanocrystal microscopy; single nanocrystal spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CORRELATION METHODS; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE DEFECTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ATOMIC NUMBER CONTRAST; CORE/SHELL QUANTUM DOTS; NANOCRYSTAL QUANTUM DOTS; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; SINGLE NANOCRYSTALS; STRUCTURAL INFORMATION; STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIP;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84921756382     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn506420w     Document Type: Article

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