Size-dependent optical properties of luminescent Zn3P2 quantum dots

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 19, 2015, Pages 10576-10584

  Ho, Minh Q ^a   Esteves, Richard J Alan ^a   Kedarnath, Gotluru ^a   Arachchige, Indika U ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLUE SHIFT; METALS; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT; RED SHIFT; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

ABSORPTION AND EMISSIONS; ABSORPTION CO-EFFICIENT; CARRIER DIFFUSION LENGTH; EMISSION PROPERTIES; OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; SIZE-DEPENDENT OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SOLID-STATE ABSORPTION;

SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84929340059     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b01747     Document Type: Article

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