@article {Droseros2015333,
	title = {Steady state and time resolved photoluminescence properties of CuInS2/ZnS quantum dots in solutions and in solid films},
	journal = {Journal of Luminescence},
	volume = {167},
	year = {2015},
	note = {cited By 18},
	pages = {333-338},
	abstract = {The photoluminescence properties of CuInS2/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) dispersed in solutions of different concentrations and solvent polarity and deposited as solid films on quartz substrates by drop-casting and spin-coating are studied. Both steady state and time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy have been used. The CuInS2/ZnS QDs in solutions exhibit a red-shift of their absorption and photoluminescence spectra by increasing concentration and solvent polarity. In addition, they exhibit a three-exponential decay with time constants 1-3, 20-40 and 200-300 ns, depending on solvent, concentration and detection wavelength. In films, a red-shifted photoluminescence spectrum is observed for films made by drop-casting compared to those prepared by spin-coating. The time-resolved photoluminescence decays in films, apart from the three mechanisms observed in solutions, also exhibit a fast decay component of \&lt;1 ns, which is more pronounced in the spin coated films and especially at long emission wavelengths. The time resolved photoluminescence spectra in the drop-casted films experience a larger transient red-shift than in the spin-coated ones, indicative of a possible energy transfer among adjacent QDs. In general, it is shown that the chemical environment and the presence of defects play a central role in the recombination processes. {\textcopyright} 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},
	doi = {10.1016/j.jlumin.2015.06.053},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84937802515\&doi=10.1016\%2fj.jlumin.2015.06.053\&partnerID=40\&md5=1d561b2fcbde362ad545cebe672b6356},
	author = {Droseros, N. and Seintis, K. and Fakis, M. and Gardelis, S. and Nassiopoulou, A.G.}
}
