Efficient carrier multiplication in colloidal CuInSe2 nanocrystals

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 3169-3174

  Stolle, C Jackson ^a   Schaller, Richard D ^b,c   Korgel, Brian A ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COOLING; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

ABSORPTION CROSS SECTIONS; CARRIER COOLING; CARRIER MULTIPLICATION; ENERGY THRESHOLDS; MULTIEXCITON GENERATION; NANOCRYSTAL QUANTUM DOTS; SIZE DEPENDENT; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPIES;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 84990821914     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz501640f     Document Type: Article

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