Synthesis of Silicon Nanocrystals with Erbium-Rich Surface Layers

Nano Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 383-386

  Senter, Robert A ^a   Chen, Yandong ^a   Coffer, Jeffery L ^a   Tessler, Leandro R ^b  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

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EID: 0003276913     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl015546d     Document Type: Article

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