Experimental and theoretical study on the structure, optical properties, and growth of metallic silver nanostructures in Ag3PO4

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 6293-6306

  Botelho, G ^a   Sczancoski, J C ^b   Andres, J ^c   Gracia, L ^c   Longo, E ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOSTRUCTURES; NUCLEATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; QUANTUM THEORY; RIETVELD REFINEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

ACCELERATED ELECTRON BEAM; COPRECIPITATION METHOD; ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPES; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED HYDROTHERMAL; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; QUANTUM THEORY OF ATOMS IN MOLECULES; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

SILVER METALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 84925258667     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp512111v     Document Type: Article

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