DOI: 10.1021/nl801459h. Carrier Multiplication in Semiconductor Nanocrystals: Theoretical Screening of Candidate Materials Based on Band-Structure Effects

Carrier Multiplication in Semiconductor Nanocrystals: Theoretical Screening of Candidate Materials Based on Band-Structure Effects

10.1021/nl801459h

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American Chemical Society (ACS)

Nano Letters (316)

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Luo, J.-W., Franceschetti, A., & Zunger, A. (2008). Carrier Multiplication in Semiconductor Nanocrystals: Theoretical Screening of Candidate Materials Based on Band-Structure Effects. Nano Letters, 8(10), 3174â3181.

Authors 3

Jun-Wei Luo (first)
Alberto Franceschetti (additional)
Alex Zunger (additional)

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@article{Luo_2008, title={Carrier Multiplication in Semiconductor Nanocrystals: Theoretical Screening of Candidate Materials Based on Band-Structure Effects}, volume={8}, ISSN={1530-6992}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nl801459h}, DOI={10.1021/nl801459h}, number={10}, journal={Nano Letters}, publisher={American Chemical Society (ACS)}, author={Luo, Jun-Wei and Franceschetti, Alberto and Zunger, Alex}, year={2008}, month=aug, pages={3174–3181} }

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