Scaling law for structural metastability in semiconductor nanocrystals

Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft/Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1573-1577

  Alivisatos, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

High Pressure; Nanocrystals; Phase Transitions

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALS; KINETIC THEORY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NUCLEATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

MAGNETIC PHASE TRANSITION; SCALING LAW; STRUCTURAL METASTABILITY;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

EID: 0031273325     PISSN: 0940483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bbpc.19971011104     Document Type: Article

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