Strain-controlled shell morphology on quantum rods

Strain-controlled shell morphology on quantum rods

Strain-controlled shell morphology on quantum rods, Published online: 02 January 2019; doi:10.1038/s41467-018-07837-z

Core/shell semiconductor nanocrystals have advantageous optoelectronic properties, which depend on the shell architecture. Here the authors show that by reducing the growth rate of ZnS shells on ZnSe nanorods the shell morphology can be tuned from flat to islands-like to helical

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