Quantum confinement effect on Gd2O3 clusters

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Mercier, B ^a   Ledoux, G ^a   Dujardin, C ^a   Nicolas, D ^a   Masenelli, B ^a   Melinon P ^a   Bergeret, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b INST DE RECHERCHES SUR LA CATALYSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC EXCITATION; GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS; INSULATING MATERIALS; NANOPARTICLES; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

BEAM DEPOSITION TECHNIQUE; COVALENT MATERIALS; GAP SHIFT; ULTRAVIOLET EXCITATION SPECTRA;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 33847737799     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2431366     Document Type: Article

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