Laser fabrication and spectroscopy of organic nanoparticles

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1790-1798

  Asahi, T ^a   Sugiyama, T ^b   Masuhara, H ^b,c  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 58149083377     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar800125s     Document Type: Article

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