Formation of cocrystal nanorods by solid-state reaction of tetracyanobenzene in 9-methylanthracene molecular crystal nanorods

Crystal Growth and Design

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1780-1785

  Al Kaysi, Rabih O ^a,b   Miiller, Astrid M ^a,c   Frisbee, Robert J ^a   Bardeen, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 65249132923     PISSN: 15287483     EISSN: 15287505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cg800898f     Document Type: Article

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