Continuous gas-phase synthesis of nanowires with tunable properties

Nature

Volumn 492, Issue 7427, 2012, Pages 90-94

  Heurlin, Magnus ^a   Lindgren, David ^a   Deppert, Knut ^a   Samuelson, Lars ^a   Magnusson, Martin H ^b   Ek, Martin L ^a   Wallenberg, Reine ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Sol Voltaics AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; NANOWIRE;

AEROSOL; CATALYSIS; FUEL CELL; GAS PHASE REACTION; GOLD; GROWTH RATE; PARTICLE SIZE; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; SUBSTRATE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AEROTAXY; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; NANOANALYSIS; NANOFABRICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84870515186     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature11652     Document Type: Letter

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