Coulometric sizing of nanoparticles: Cathodic and anodic impact experiments open two independent routes to electrochemical sizing of Fe3O4 nanoparticles

Nano Research

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 836-841

  Tschulik, Kristina ^a   Haddou, Baptiste ^a   Omanović, Dario ^b   Rees, Neil V ^a   Compton, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

anodic particle coulometry; cathodic particle coulometry; impact experiments; metal oxide nanoparticles; nanoparticle sizing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888067036     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-013-0361-3     Document Type: Article

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