Nanomaterials: A new dimension in material science

Journal of the Indian Chemical Society

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 745-761

  Moulik, Satya P ^a   Chakraborty, Indranil ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Nano dispersion; Nanomaterials; Quantum confinement; Semiconductors; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; SURFACTANT;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; MICROEMULSION; NATURAL SCIENCE; OPTICAL ROTATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REVIEW; SOLVATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 33748793162     PISSN: 00194522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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