Interplay between morphology, optical properties, and electronic structure of solution-processed Bi2S3 colloidal nanocrystals

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 19, 2015, Pages 10693-10699

  Han, Peilin ^a   Mihi, Agustín ^a   Ferre Borrull, Josep ^a   Pallarés, Josep ^a   Marsal, Lluis F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ASPECT RATIO; BISMUTH; BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; LAYERED SEMICONDUCTORS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCRYSTALS; NANODOTS; NANORODS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

COLLOIDAL NANOCRYSTALS; INJECTION TEMPERATURE; OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; PREPARATION CONDITIONS; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOEMISSION; UV-VIS ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; VALENCE-BAND MAXIMUMS;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84929340058     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b01305     Document Type: Article

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