Research Article

Strain Effects on the Band Gap and Diameter of CdSe Core and CdSe/ZnS Core/Shell Quantum Dots at Any Temperature

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HRTEM images of bare CdSe core QD synthesized at 160°C for 1 min (a) and 20 min (b) reaction times, and of CdSe/ZnS core/shell QD synthesized at 160°C (c) and 170°C (d) for 20 min reaction time, respectively.
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