Ultrafast Exciton Dynamics in InGaN/GaN and Rh/Cr2O3 Nanoparticle-Decorated InGaN/GaN Nanowires

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 2649-2656

  Pu, Ying Chih ^a   Kibria, M G ^b   Mi, Zetian ^b   Zhang, Jin Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

charge transfer; dynamics; excited states; InGaN GaN; nanowires

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; CHARGE TRANSFER; DYNAMICS; ENERGY CONVERSION; EXCITED STATES; EXCITONS; LIGHT; NANOPARTICLES; NANOWIRES;

CHARGE CARRIER DYNAMICS; DECAY COMPONENTS; EXCITON DYNAMICS; FEMTOSECOND TRANSIENT ABSORPTION; INGAN/GAN; INTERFACIAL CHARGE TRANSFER; KINETIC MODELING; LIGHT ENERGY CONVERSION;

RHODIUM;

EID: 84946913697     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b00909     Document Type: Article

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