Fine tuning of the dimensionality of zinc silicate nanostructures and their application as highly efficient absorbents for toxic metal ions

Nano Research

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 581-593

  Yang, Yan ^a,b   Zhuang, Yuan ^a   He, Yunhua ^b   Bai, Bo ^b   Wang, Xun ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

absorbent; Hollow spheres; membranes; nanowires

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955580589     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-010-0019-3     Document Type: Article

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