Ion beam for synthesis and modification of nanostructures

Current Science

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 780-792

  Avasthi, D K ^a   Pivin, J C ^b  

^a INTER UNIVERSITY ACCELERATOR CENTRE   (India)

^b 91405 Orsay Campus   (France)

Author keywords

Ion beam thin films; Nanoparticles; Nanostructures

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953348392     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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