A comparative study of the effect of gold seed particle preparation method on nanowire growth

Nano Research

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 506-519

  Messing, Maria E ^a   Hillerich, Karla ^a   Bolinsson, Jessica ^a   Storm, Kristian ^a   Johansson, Jonas ^a   Dick, Kimberly A ^a   Deppert, Knut ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Epitaxy; Gold; Nanoparticles; Nanowire growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954458389     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-010-0011-y     Document Type: Article

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