Can Polymorphism be Used to form Branched Metal Nanostructures?. (20th January 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: LaGrow, Alec P.; Cheong, Soshan; Watt, John; Ingham, Bridget; Toney, Michael F.; Jefferson, David A.; Tilley, Richard D.
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials. Volume 25:Number 11(2013)
• Page Start: 1552
• Page End: 1556
• Publication Date: 2013-01-20
• Subjects: Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201204366
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0935-9648

Abstract

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