Influence of core-shell interfaces on exciton and multi-exciton dynamics of CdSe-CdxZn1-xS quantum dots

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 9161, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Minotto, Alessandro ^a   Todescato, Francesco ^a   Signorini, Raffaella ^a   Jasieniak, Jacek J ^b   Bozio, Renato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

ASE; core shell; interface; multi exciton; nanophotonics; quantum dot

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; EXCITONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPHOTONICS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); ZINC SULFIDE;

ABSORPTION CROSS SECTIONS; ASE; CONFINEMENT POTENTIAL; CORE SHELL; MULTIEXCITONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE QUANTUM YIELDS; QUANTUM DOT; TRANSIENT OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84922791670     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2060973     Document Type: Conference Paper

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