Catalytic growth of nanowires: Vapor-liquid-solid, vapor-solid-solid, solution-liquid-solid and solid-liquid-solid growth

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 182-191

  Kolasinski, Kurt W ^a  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; METASTABLE PHASES;

CATALYTIC GROWTH; CATALYTIC PARTICLE; NANOMETRES;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 34249952054     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cossms.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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