Synthesis and characterization of arsenic-doped cysteine-capped thoria-based nanoparticles

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Pereira, F J ^a   Diez M T ^a   Aller, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Characterization; Precipitation procedure; Synthesis; Thoria nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ARSENIC; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORSPAR; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HEAT TREATMENT; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOPARTICLES; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THORIA; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

1 ,2-ETHANEDIOL; CUBIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROMETRY; FLUORESCENCE EMISSION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA RED (FTIR) SPECTROSCOPY; FT-IR SPECTRUM; NARROW SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ARSENIC; CYSTEINE; NANOPARTICLE; THORIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84880925887     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-013-1895-8     Document Type: Article

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