Shape-controlled synthesis of palladium and copper superlattice nanowires for high-stability hydrogen sensors

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Yang, Dachi ^a   Carpena Núñez, Jennifer ^a   Fonseca, Luis F ^a   Biaggi Labiosa, Azlin ^b   Hunter, Gary W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO RIO PIEDRAS   (Puerto Rico)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HYDROGEN; NANOWIRE; PALLADIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION;

COPPER; HYDROGEN; NANOWIRES; PALLADIUM;

EID: 84892864441     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep03773     Document Type: Article

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