1. INVESTIGATION OF EXCITONIC PROPERTIES AND HOT-CARRIER COOLING IN LEAD SULFIDE QUANTUM DOTS Open Access Author: Kennehan, Eric Ronald Title: INVESTIGATION OF EXCITONIC PROPERTIES AND HOT-CARRIER COOLING IN LEAD SULFIDE QUANTUM DOTS Graduate Program: Chemistry Keywords: SpectroscopyTransient AbsorptionQuantum DotsLead SulfidePerylene DiimidePhononelectron-phononPbSFlash photolysiselectro-opticalexciton File: Download Kennehan_Eric_Dissertation.pdf Committee Members: John B Asbury, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorJohn B Asbury, Committee Chair/Co-ChairPaul S Cremer, Committee MemberMark Maroncelli, Committee MemberEnrique Daniel Gomez, Outside MemberPhilip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair