Gold nanowires and the effect of impurities

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 91-98

  Da Silva, Edison Z ^a   Novaes, Frederico D ^b   Da Silva, Antônio J R ^b   Fazzio, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD NANOWIRES; METAL NANOWIRES;

GOLD; IMPURITIES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 36348976630     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11671-006-9018-4     Document Type: Review

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