Effects of nanoparticle shape on the morphology and properties of porous CdSe assemblies (aerogels)

ACS Nano

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1563-1570

  Yu, Hongtao ^a   Brock, Stephanie L ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calloidal aerogel; CdSe nanomaterials; Polymeric aerogel; Porous structures; Quantum confinement

Indexed keywords

AEROGELS; CADMIUM ALLOYS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COLLOIDS; GELATION; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER BLENDS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM TELLURIDE;

BRANCHED NANOPARTICLES; CALLOIDAL AEROGEL; CDSE NANO-PARTICLES; CDSE NANOMATERIALS; HYPERBRANCHED; NANO-STRUCTURED; NANOPARTICLE SHAPE; NANOSCALE BUILDING BLOCKS; POLYMERIC AEROGEL; POROUS STRUCTURES; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS; THIOLATE LIGANDS; WET GELS;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

CADMIUM DERIVATIVE; CADMIUM SELENIDE; NANOMATERIAL; SELENIUM DERIVATIVE;

AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEL; LUMINESCENCE; MACROMOLECULE; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AIR; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLIZATION; GELS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 51849129988     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn8002295     Document Type: Article

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