Synthesis and thermoelectric characterisation of bismuth nanoparticles

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1729-1738

  Carotenuto, Gianfranco ^a   Hison, Cornelia L ^a   Capezzuto, Filomena ^a   Palomba, Mariano ^a   Perlo, Pietro ^b   Conte, Pellegrino ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bismuth nanoparticles; Mercaptide thermolysis; Nanopowder; Semimetal semiconductor transition; Thermoelectric characteristics

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH NANOPARTICLES; MERCAPTIDE THERMOLYSIS; NANOPOWDER; SEMIMETAL-SEMICONDUCTOR TRANSITION; THERMOELECTRIC CHARACTERISTICS;

AGGLOMERATION; BISMUTH; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; METALLOIDS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; THERMOELECTRICITY; THERMOLYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

NANOPARTICLES;

BISMUTH; BISMUTH DERIVATIVE; BISMUTH DODECYLMERCAPTIDE; NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 70349742621     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-008-9541-6     Document Type: Article

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