Probing the electronic density of states of germanium nanoparticles: A method for determining atomic structure

Nano Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1041-1045

  Williamson, A J ^a   Bostedt, C ^a,c   Van Buuren, T ^a   Willey, T M ^a   Terminello, L J ^a   Galli, G ^a   Pizzagalli, L ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c DESY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMANIUM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOM; CALCULATION; DENSITY; ELECTRON; ENERGY TRANSFER; GAS; LIGHT; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL PROBE; NANOPARTICLE; PHASE TRANSITION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 3042708566     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl049654m     Document Type: Article

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