Theory of Size, Confinement, and Oxidation Effects

Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Oxide Nanomaterials

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 9-47

  Sun, Chang Q ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atomic CN reduction; Effect of oxidation; Size and confinement effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889350949     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470108970.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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