Catalyst-free synthesis and shape control of CdTe nanowires

Nano Research

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 824-835

  Jin, Xiaoping ^a   Kruszynska, Marta ^a   Parisi, Jürgen ^a   Kolny Olesiak, Joanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

amine activation; CdTe; Nanowires; oriented attachment; shape control

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052287780     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-011-0139-4     Document Type: Article

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