Synthesis routes for large volumes of nanoparticles

Annual Review of Materials Research

Volumn 34, Issue , 2004, Pages 41-81

  Masala, Ombretta ^a   Seshadri, Ram ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Inorganic materials; Metals; Oxides; Semiconductors

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE GRAINS; MONODISPERSE INORGANIC NANOPARTICLES; NONTOXIC REAGENTS;

HEAT TREATMENT; MATERIALS SCIENCE; METALLOIDS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 4344622738     PISSN: 15317331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.matsci.34.052803.090949     Document Type: Review

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