Thermal plasma assisted synthesis of nanocrystalline silicon-A review

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 291-308

  Bhoraskar, S V ^a   Tank, C M ^a   Mathe, V L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

Author keywords

Gas Phase Condensation; Hybridization; Silicon Nanostructure; Silicon Nanotubes; Thermal Plasma

Indexed keywords

GAS PHASE CONDENSATION; HYBRIDIZATION; SILICON NANOSTRUCTURES; SILICON NANOTUBES; THERMAL PLASMA;

CARBON; GASES; NANOTUBES; ORGANIC CARBON; PLASMAS; REACTION RATES; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

NANOCRYSTALLINE SILICON;

EID: 84864839068     PISSN: 19414900     EISSN: 19414919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/nnl.2012.1319     Document Type: Review

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