Optical and structural characterization of ZnS, CdS, and HgS nanoparticles from N-Alkyl-N-Phenyl dithiocarbamate complexes

Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic and Nano-Metal Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 10-18

  Ajibade, Peter A ^a   Onwudiwe, Damian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Characterization; Dithiocarbamates; Metal sulfides; Nanoparticles; Optical properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871187790     PISSN: 15533174     EISSN: 15533182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15533174.2012.680129     Document Type: Article

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