Nanocrystals of metals, semiconductors and oxides: Novel synthesis and applications

Current Science

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1041-1045

  Rao, C N R ^a,b   Kulkarni, G U ^a   Thomas, P John ^a   Agrawal, Ved Varun ^a   Gautam, Ujjal K ^a,b   Ghosh, Moumita ^a,b  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

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EID: 2542563823     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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