Self-assembled superlattices of size- and shape-selected nanocrystals: Interdigitative and gear molecular assembling models

Materials Characterization

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 101-109

  Wang, Z L ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; CHEMICAL BONDS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SUPERLATTICES; TWINNING;

GEAR MOLECULAR ASSEMBLING MODELS; INTERDIGITATIVE ASSEMBLING; SELF-ASSEMBLED SUPERLATTICES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 0032607549     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1044-5803(98)00050-3     Document Type: Article

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