Erbium-induced blurring of the fractal surface of SnO2 nanocrystals grown in silica

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 737-743

  Brovelli, S ^a   Chiodini, N ^b   Lauria, A ^b   Paleari, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Erbium doping; Nanoparticles; Silica; Small angle neutron scattering; Sol gel; Transmission microscopy

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PASSIVATION; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; SILICA; SOL-GEL PROCESS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ERBIUM DOPING; EXCITONIC EMISSIONS; INTERPHASE MORPHOLOGY; SMALL-ANGLE NEUTRON SCATTERING;

NANOCRYSTALS;

ERBIUM; LANTHANIDE; NANOCRYSTAL; NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 42549144524     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-007-9302-y     Document Type: Article

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