Multistep nucleation of nanocrystals in aqueous solution

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 77-82

  Loh, N Duane ^a,b   Sen, Soumyo ^c   Bosman, Michel ^a,d   Tan, Shu Fen ^a   Zhong, Jun ^a,b   Nijhuis, Christian A ^a,e   Král, Petr ^c   Matsudaira, Paul ^b,f   Mirsaidov, Utkur ^a,b,e  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^e National University of Singapore   (Singapore)

^f NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 85015422046     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2618     Document Type: Article

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