Nanomoulding with amorphous metals

Nature

Volumn 457, Issue 7231, 2009, Pages 868-872

  Kumar, Golden ^a   Tang, Hong X ^a   Schroers, Jan ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; CHLORMETHINE; GLASS; METAL; NANOMATERIAL; POLYMER; SILICON;

AMORPHOUS MEDIUM; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; METAL;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; GRAIN; LONGEVITY; MOULD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SPECTACLES;

EID: 60149088960     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature07718     Document Type: Article

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