Organic-to-aqueous phase transfer of cadmium chalcogenide quantum dots using a sulfur-free ligand for enhanced photoluminescence and oxidative stability

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 28, Issue 18, 2016, Pages 6716-6723

  Calzada, Raul ^a   Thompson, Christopher M ^a   Westmoreland, Dana E ^a   Edme, Kedy ^a   Weiss, Emily A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; ENCAPSULATION; LIGANDS; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SULFUR;

AQUEOUS PHASE TRANSFERS; CADMIUM CHALCOGENIDES; CYCLIC VOLTAMMOGRAMS; HIGH QUALITY WATER; MERCAPTOPROPIONIC ACID; OXIDATIVE STABILITY; PHOTOGENERATED HOLES; POLYMER ENCAPSULATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84989205121     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b03106     Document Type: Article

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