Delayed Molecular Triplet Generation from Energized Lead Sulfide Quantum Dots

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1458-1463

  Garakyaraghi, Sofia ^a   Mongin, Cédric ^a,c   Granger, Devin B ^b   Anthony, John E ^b   Castellano, Felix N ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHARGE TRANSFER; CHROMOPHORES; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCITONS; NANOCRYSTALS; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

ELECTRON TRANSFER REACTIVITY; EXCITON QUENCHING; METAL CHALCOGENIDE; MOLECULAR SEMICONDUCTORS; NEAR IR TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; SELECTIVE EXCITATIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGHS; TRIPLET ENERGY TRANSFER;

NARROW BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 85016993499     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b00546     Document Type: Article

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