Gold bead-strings in silica nanowires: A simple diffusion model

Nanotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Fletcher, N H ^a   Elliman, R G ^a   Kim, T H ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION LIMITEDS; DIFFUSION MODELS; DIFFUSION PROCESS; GROWTH PROCESS; NEW MODELS; NUMERICAL CALCULATIONS; RAYLEIGH INSTABILITIES; SILICA NANOWIRES; SILICON CRYSTALS; SPHERICAL SHAPES; SURFACE FREE ENERGIES;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC WIRE; FREE ENERGY; GOLD; NANOWIRES; SILICA;

SURFACE DIFFUSION;

GOLD; NANOWIRE; SILICON DIOXIDE; NANOTUBE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIFFUSION; ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; MACROMOLECULE; PARTICLE SIZE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; GOLD; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOTUBES; PARTICLE SIZE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 65349195549     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/20/8/085613     Document Type: Article

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