Synthesis of nanocrystals by discharges in liquid nitrogen from Si-Sn sintered electrode

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Kabbara, H ^a   Noel C ^a   Ghanbaja, J ^a   Hussein, K ^a   Mariotti, D ^b   Svrcek V ^a,c,d   Belmonte, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

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EID: 84949255687     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep17477     Document Type: Article

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