The band structures of the silver halides AgF, AgCl, and AgBr: A comparative study

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 398-401

  Glaus, Stephan ^a   Calzaferri, Gion ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; CHLORIDE; FLUORIDE; HALIDE; SILVER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 18844410336     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b211678b     Document Type: Article

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