Nanocrystal plasma polymerization: From colloidal nanocrystals to inorganic architectures

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1820-1830

  Cademartiri, Ludovico ^a   Ghadimi, Arya ^a   Ozin, Geoffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 58149093635     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar800158d     Document Type: Article

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