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Title: Structure having spatially separated photo-excitable electron-hole pairs and method of manufacturing same

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OSTI ID:908273
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [2]
  1. Richland, WA
  2. Kennewick, WA
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A method for producing quantum dots. The method includes cleaning an oxide substrate and separately cleaning a metal source. The substrate is then heated and exposed to the source in an oxygen environment. This causes metal oxide quantum dots to form on the surface of the substrate.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
Patent Number(s):
7,094,675
Application Number:
10/340,502
OSTI ID:
908273
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (4)

An atomic force microscopy study of thin copper oxide films grown by molecular beam epitaxy on MgO(100) journal August 1996
Tailor made synthesis of Q-TiO2 powder by using quantum dots as building blocks journal April 1998
Heteroepitaxial growth of α-Fe2O3, γ-Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 thin films by oxygen-plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy journal April 1997
Molecular beam epitaxy growth of CuO and Cu2O films with controlling the oxygen content by the flux ratio of Cu/O+ journal October 1994

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