Structural properties of gold clusters at different temperatures

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 101, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 471-474

  Mahladisa, M A ^a,b   Ackermann, L ^a,b   Ngoepe, P E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33644981245     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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