Some interesting properties of metals confined in time and nanometer space of different shapes

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 257-264

  El Sayed, M A ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; HALIDE; HYDROGEN; METAL; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; POLYACRYLIC ACID; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ELECTRON; ENERGY; FLUORESCENCE; LASER; MOTION; OSCILLATION; SEMICONDUCTOR; SPACE; TIME; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; METALS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 0034860565     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar960016n     Document Type: Article

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