Crystal structures of molecular gold nanocrystal arrays

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 397-406

  Whetten, Robert L ^a   Shafigullin, Marat N ^a   Khoury, Joseph T ^a   Schaaff, T Gregory ^a   Vezmar, Igor ^a   Alvarez, Marcos M ^a   Wilkinson, Angus ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD DERIVATIVE;

CRYSTAL; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR MODEL; NANOPARTICLE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032976904     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar970239t     Document Type: Review

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