Modification of Deposited, Size-Selected MoS2 Nanoclusters by Sulphur Addition: An Aberration-Corrected STEM Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Niu, Y.; Park, S.J.; Palmer, R.E. Modification of Deposited, Size-Selected MoS2 Nanoclusters by Sulphur Addition: An Aberration-Corrected STEM Study. Inorganics 2017, 5, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics5010001
Niu Y, Park SJ, Palmer RE. Modification of Deposited, Size-Selected MoS2 Nanoclusters by Sulphur Addition: An Aberration-Corrected STEM Study. Inorganics. 2017; 5(1):1. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics5010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleNiu, Yubiao, Sung Jin Park, and Richard E. Palmer. 2017. "Modification of Deposited, Size-Selected MoS2 Nanoclusters by Sulphur Addition: An Aberration-Corrected STEM Study" Inorganics 5, no. 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics5010001