The novel and economical way to synthesize CuS nanomaterial of different morphologies by aqueous medium employing microwaves irradiation

Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland)

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 157-162

  Nafees, Muhammad ^a   Ali, Salamat ^a   Rasheed, Khalid ^b   Idrees, Saima ^a  

^a GC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b PAKISTAN COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

CuS; Morphology; Nanomaterial; Scanning electron microscopy; Self assembly; Thermal oxidation; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

COPPER; IRRADIATION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SELF ASSEMBLY; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFIDE MINERALS; THERMOOXIDATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

AQUEOUS MEDIUM; AQUEOUS SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEXAGONAL PHASE; SULFUR SOURCE; THERMAL OXIDATION; TYPE STRUCTURES;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84893042532     PISSN: 21905509     EISSN: 21905517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13204-011-0050-z     Document Type: Article

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