Controlling semiconductor nanoparticle size distributions with tailored ultrashort pulses

Nanotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 4065-4071

  Hergenroder R ^a   Miclea, M ^a   Hommes, V ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FÜR ANALYTISCHE WISSENSCHAFTEN ISAS E V   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FLUXES; GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; LASERS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

ADAPTIVE LEARNING ALGORITHMS; ENERGY FLUX; LASER ENERGY; NANOPARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS;

SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

EID: 33748917030     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/17/16/012     Document Type: Article

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