Structural properties of Ge nanocrystals synthesized by a PVD nanocluster source

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Parola, S ^a   Quesnel, E ^a,b   Muffato, V ^a   Guetaz, L ^a   Szambolics, H ^a   Bartringer, J ^a   Slaoui, A ^a  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^b Faculté de Médecine   (France)

Author keywords

Core shell nanoparticles; Ge nanocrystals; Microstructural properties; Nanocluster source; PVD

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; GERMANIUM OXIDES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOCLUSTERS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSIONS;

CORE/SHELL NANOPARTICLES; CRYSTALLINE CORE; ENERGY FILTERED TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GE NANOCRYSTALS; LOW TEMPERATURE ANNEALING; MICRO-STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; POST-THERMAL ANNEALING;

GERMANIUM METALLOGRAPHY;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; GERMANIUM NANOPARTICLE; NANOCRYSTAL; NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENERGY FILTERED TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LOW TEMPERATURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VACUUM; VAPORIZATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84865496651     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-1085-0     Document Type: Article

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