Rare-earth hexaborides nanostructures: Recent advances in materials, characterization and investigations of physical properties

Progress in Solid State Chemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 51-69

  Ji, X H ^a   Zhang, Q Y ^a   Xu, J Q ^a   Zhao, Y M ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical vapor phase deposition; Crystal chemistry; Growth mechanism; Nanomaterials; Nanostructures; Rare earth hexaborides

Indexed keywords

BORIDES; CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL STABILITY; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; RARE EARTHS; THERMIONIC EMISSION;

CHEMICAL VAPOR; ELECTRONIC APPLICATION; GROWTH MECHANISMS; HIGH MELTING POINT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW WORK FUNCTION; RARE EARTH HEXABORIDES; SEMICONDUCTIVITY;

CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 79959990148     PISSN: 00796786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progsolidstchem.2011.04.001     Document Type: Review

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