Star-shaped colloidal PbS nanocrystals: structural evolution and growth mechanism
Azhar Abu-Hariri, Adam K. Budniak, Faris Horani, Efrat Lifshitz
Abstract
oleate) stabilize the long pods as well as mitigate the aggregation process. This study conveys fundamental knowledge for the design of other branched structures, that are attractive for practical use in catalysis, electrochemistry and light-harvesting.
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Mechanism (biology)NanocrystalNanotechnologySemiconductorMaterials scienceStar (game theory)ColloidStarsMorphology (biology)Chemical physicsChemical engineeringChemistryOptoelectronicsPhysicsAstrophysicsGeologyQuantum mechanicsEngineeringPaleontologyQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsCopper-based nanomaterials and applications