Ultrafast electron-hole dynamics in core/shell CdSe/CdS dot/rod nanocrystals.

Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals are nanoscale materials whose optical, electronic and transport properties, due to their strong dependence on size and shape, can be finely tuned by advanced chemical synthesis approaches. Among various types of semiconductor nanocrystals, core-shell nanostructures comprised of a semiconductor core that is covered by a thin shell of another type of semiconductor material have been extensively investigated.

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