Nonaqueous synthesis, assembly and formation mechanisms of metal oxide nanocrystals

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 263-281

  Niederberger, Markus ^a   Garnweitner, Georg ^b,e   Ba, Jianhua ^b   Polleux, Julien ^c   Pinna, Nicola ^d  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assembly; Formation mechanism; Metal oxides; Nanoparticles; Nonaqueous synthesis; Solvothermal synthesis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; AMINES; CRYSTAL GROWTH; KETONES; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CRYSTALLINITY; METAL OXIDES; NONAQUEOUS SOLUTION; NONAQUEOUS SYNTHESIS; SOLVOTHERMAL SYNTHESIS;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 34250888132     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2007.013473     Document Type: Article

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