A step forward in metal nitride and carbide synthesis: From pure nanopowders to nanocomposites

Colloid and Polymer Science

Volumn 291, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1297-1311

  Giordano, Cristina ^a   Corbiere, Tristan ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hybrids; Metal carbides; Metal nitrides; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS; HYBRIDS; METAL CARBIDES; METAL NITRIDES; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; POLY(IONIC LIQUID)S; SUSTAINED ATTENTION; TRANSITION METAL NITRIDES;

CARBIDES; IONIC LIQUIDS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS;

NANOSYSTEMS;

CARBON; METAL CARBIDE; METAL DERIVATIVE; METAL NITRIDE; METAL OXIDE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOPARTICLE; NANOPOWDER; POLY(IONIC LIQUID); POLYMER; TRANSITION ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84878771770     PISSN: 0303402X     EISSN: 14351536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00396-012-2865-x     Document Type: Review

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