Laser-based method for fabricating monodisperse metallic nanoparticles

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 74, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 2605-2607

  Bosbach, J ^a   Martin, D ^a   Stietz, F ^a   Wenzel, T ^a   Trager F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER APPLICATIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATES;

MONODISPERSE METALLIC NANOPARTICLES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 0032621620     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.123911     Document Type: Article

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