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Nature Materials 2, 138 - 139 (2003)
doi:10.1038/nmat844
Semiconductor nanocrystals: Shape matters
William E. Buhro1 & Vicki L. Colvin2
- William E. Buhro is at the Department of Chemistry, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri 63130-4899, USA. e-mail: buhro@wuchem.wustl.edu
- Vicki L. Colvin is at the Department of Chemistry and Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251-1892, USA. e-mail: colvin@rice.edu
Abstract
It is well known that quantum effects become increasingly important as the size of structures is reduced. But the influence of shape on quantum confinement is less appreciated. New data show that shape matters as much as size.
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