Rapid control of phase growth by nanoparticles

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Chen, Lian Yi ^a,b,c   Xu, Jia Quan ^a,b   Choi, Hongseok ^d   Konishi, Hiromi ^e   Jin, Song ^b   Li, Xiao Chun ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^d Clemson University   (United States)

^e NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; NANOCOATING; NANOPARTICLE; SURFACTANT;

COATING; COOLING; DIFFUSION; GROWTH RATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOPARTICLE; SURFACTANT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; COOLING; DIFFUSION; DISPERSION; GROWTH REGULATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MISCIBILITY; REDUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 84926202371     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4879     Document Type: Article

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