Size and Temperature Dependence of Band-Edge Excitons in PbSe Nanowires

• DOI: 10.1021/jz200115w
• Publication Date: 2011-02-18T18:08:23Z
• Authors: Janice E. Boercker; Emily M. Clifton; Joseph G. Tischler; Edward E. Foos; Thomas J. Zega; Mark E. Twigg; Rhonda M. Stroud
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology

We report the attenuance and temperature-dependent photoluminescence spectra of PbSe nanowires with diameters between 5.6 and 26.4 nm (12−23% relative standard deviation) and lengths greater than 1...