Investigation of different factors towards synthesis of CuS spherical nanoparticles

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 451-461

  Darouie, Maryam ^a   Afshar, Shahrara ^a   Zare, Karim ^a,b   Monajjemi, Majid ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

chalcogenides; nanoparticles; semiconductors; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

CETYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; COPPER ACETATE MONOHYDRATE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SODIUM DODECYL SULPHATE; SPHERICAL NANOPARTICLES; SYNTHESISED; THIOACETAMIDE;

CHALCOGENIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SPHERES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

NANOPARTICLES;

CETRIMIDE; COPPER SULFATE; NANOPARTICLE; THIOACETAMIDE;

ARTICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84876310199     PISSN: 17458080     EISSN: 17458099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17458080.2011.593563     Document Type: Article

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