In situ X-ray diffraction study of the formation, growth, and phase transition of colloidal Cu2-xS nanocrystals

ACS Nano

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 4295-4303

  Nørby, Peter ^a   Johnsen, Simon ^a   Iversen, Bo B ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

colloidal nanocrystals; crystal growth; in situ X ray diffraction; phase transition

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; DECOMPOSITION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; REDOX REACTIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COLLOIDAL NANOCRYSTALS; IN-SITU SYNCHROTRONS; ISOTROPIC LIQUID; MONODISPERSE NANOCRYSTALS; NANOCRYSTAL SIZES; PRECURSOR SOLUTIONS; SITU X-RAY DIFFRACTION; SYNTHESIS TEMPERATURES;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 84901650321     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn5010638     Document Type: Article

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