How the level of ordering of 2d nanocrystal superlattices is controlled by their deposition mode

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1616-1622

  Klecha, Emilie ^a   Ingert, Dorothée ^a   Pileni, Marie P ^a  

^a Université Pierre et Marie Curie   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSICAL METHODS; COATING AGENTS; DECANETHIOL; DEPOSITION MODES; DODECANE; DODECANETHIOLS; DROPLET DEPOSITION; INTRINSIC PROPERTY; LONG-RANGE ORDERING; OXYGEN PLASMAS;

HEXANE; NANOCRYSTALS; OXYGEN; PARAFFINS;

SILVER;

EID: 77952680384     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz100417s     Document Type: Article

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