A review on less-common nanostructures

Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic and Nano-Metal Chemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 662-684

  Kharissova, Oxana V ^a   Kharisov, Boris I ^a   Garcia, Tomás Hernández ^a   Méndez, Ubaldo Ortiz ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Less common nanoforms; Nanoarrow; Nanotree; Nanowheel

Indexed keywords

EID: 73649134022     PISSN: 15533174     EISSN: 15533182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15533170903433196     Document Type: Review

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