Hydrothermal Synthesis of Nanoclusters of ZnS Comprised on Nanowires
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Experimental Section
4. Conclusions
Conflicts of Interest
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Ibupoto, Z.H.; Khun, K.; Liu, X.; Willander, M. Hydrothermal Synthesis of Nanoclusters of ZnS Comprised on Nanowires. Nanomaterials 2013, 3, 564-571. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano3030564
Ibupoto ZH, Khun K, Liu X, Willander M. Hydrothermal Synthesis of Nanoclusters of ZnS Comprised on Nanowires. Nanomaterials. 2013; 3(3):564-571. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano3030564
Chicago/Turabian StyleIbupoto, Zafar Hussain, Kimleang Khun, Xianjie Liu, and Magnus Willander. 2013. "Hydrothermal Synthesis of Nanoclusters of ZnS Comprised on Nanowires" Nanomaterials 3, no. 3: 564-571. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano3030564