Large-scale synthesis of highly emissive and photostable CuInS2/ZnS nanocrystals through hybrid flow reactor

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Lee, Jun ^a   Han, Chang Soo ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CuInS2 ZnS nanocrystals; Hybrid flow reactor; Large scale synthesis; Photostability

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; NANOCRYSTALS; SOLS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BIOLOGICAL IMAGING; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENT PROBES; HYBRID FLOW; LARGE SCALE SYNTHESIS; MICRO-FLUIDIC REACTORS; PHOTO-STABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITIES;

ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84925864444     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-9-78     Document Type: Article

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