Sol-gel methods for the assembly of metal chalcogenide quantum dots

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 801-809

  Arachchige, Indika U ^a   Brock, Stephanie L ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHALCOGEN; METAL; NANOMATERIAL; QUANTUM DOT; SOLVENT;

CHEMISTRY; GEL; REVIEW;

CHALCOGENS; GELS; METALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; QUANTUM DOTS; SOLVENTS;

EID: 35349027824     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar600028s     Document Type: Review

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