Ligand Surface Chemistry Dictates Light Emission from Nanocrystals

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 21, 2015, Pages 4292-4296

  Krause, Michael M ^a   Jethi, Lakshay ^a   Mack, Timothy G ^a   Kambhampati, Patanjali ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ligand; n butylamine; nanocrystal; phosphonate

Indexed keywords

NANOCRYSTALS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

EMISSIVE BEHAVIOR; LIGAND CHEMISTRY; LIGAND EXCHANGES; N-BUTYLAMINE; PHOSPHONATES; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; SURFACE EMISSIONS; TRIOCTYLPHOSPHINES;

LIGANDS;

EID: 84946550230     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b02015     Document Type: Article

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