Additive-free shape-invariant nano-to-micron size-tuning of Cu2O cubic crystals by square-wave voltammetry

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 11062-11077

  Guo, Xuyun ^a   Lv, Weiqiang ^a   Li, Xiao Yuan ^a,b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONOAMPEROMETRY; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRODEPOSITION; SILVER;

ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS; CORE SHELL STRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL PULSE VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTROCRYSTALLIZATION; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRY; SQUARE WAVE VOLTAMMETRY; SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

VOLTAMMETRY;

EID: 84901321494     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp412194q     Document Type: Article

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