From formation mechanisms to synthetic methods toward shape-controlled oxide nanoparticles

Nanoscale

Volumn 5, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 9455-9482

  Nguyen, Thanh Dinh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FORMATION MECHANISM; METAL OXIDE NANOMATERIALS; OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; PRECURSOR MONOMER; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SHAPE CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS; WET-CHEMISTRY SYNTHESIS;

MOLECULES; NANOPARTICLES;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84884866669     PISSN: 20403364     EISSN: 20403372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3nr01810e     Document Type: Review

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