Linearly arranged polytypic CZTSSe nanocrystals

Scientific Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Fan, Feng Jia ^a   Wu, Liang ^a   Gong, Ming ^b   Chen, Shi You ^c   Liu, Guang Yao ^d   Yao, Hong Bin ^a   Liang, Hai Wei ^a   Wang, Yi Xiu ^a   Yu, Shu Hong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

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EID: 84871802144     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00952     Document Type: Article

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