Symmetry-defying iron pyrite (FeS2) nanocrystals through oriented attachment

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Gong, Maogang ^a   Kirkeminde, Alec ^a   Ren, Shenqiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 84948757998     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep02092     Document Type: Article

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