Synthesis of noble metal nanoparticles and their non-ordered superstructures

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 368, Issue 1915, 2010, Pages 1385-1404

  Bigall, Nadja C ^a   Eychmüller, Alexander ^b  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerogels; Biotemplate; Metal nanoparticles; Non ordered; Platinum; Superstructures

Indexed keywords

AEROGELS; CATALYSIS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; FABRICATION; FUNGI; GOLD DEPOSITS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; METALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PLATINUM; PRECIOUS METALS; SILVER; SOLS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; BIOTEMPLATE; COLLOIDAL SOLUTIONS; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; FABRICATION METHOD; FABRICATION PROCESS; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS; IS COSTS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MONODISPERSE; NOBLE METAL NANOPARTICLES; NOBLE METALS; ORGANIC TEMPLATES; PLATINUM AND GOLD; PLATINUM NANOPARTICLES; SURFACE MATERIALS; SYNTHETIC PROCEDURES; ULTRA-LIGHT;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 77950293589     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2009.0274     Document Type: Article

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