Fullerenethiolate-functionalized gold nanoparticles: A new class of surface-confined metal-C60 nanocomposites

Langmuir

Volumn 17, Issue 21, 2001, Pages 6393-6395

  Fujihara, Hisashi ^a   Nakai, Hidetaka ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOCOMPOSITES;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; FULLERENES; GOLD; SELF ASSEMBLY;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 0035900103     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la0111250     Document Type: Article

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