Toward ratiometric nanothermometry via intrinsic dual emission from semiconductor nanocrystals

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 718-721

  Jethi, Lakshay ^a   Krause, Michael M ^a   Kambhampati, Patanjali ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

nanothermometry; quantum dots; temperature sensor

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE QUANTUM DOTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

CHEMICAL CONTROLS; DUAL EMISSIONS; NANOTHERMOMETRY; RATIOMETRIC; RATIOMETRIC TEMPERATURE; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS;

NANOCRYSTALS;

NANOPARTICLE;

CHEMISTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; SEMICONDUCTOR; THERMODYNAMICS;

NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; SEMICONDUCTORS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84923341714     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b00024     Document Type: Article

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