Lead sulphide nanocrystal photodetector technologies

Nature Photonics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 81-92

  Saran, Rinku ^a   Curry, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GALLIUM ARSENIDE; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS; SILICON CARBIDE; SPECTROSCOPY;

FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE; HIGH-TEMPERATURE PROCESSING; INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; LOW COST MANUFACTURING; OPTOELECTRONIC SYSTEMS; SOLUTION PROCESSABILITY; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES;

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EID: 84957021316     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2015.280     Document Type: Review

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