Understanding the Role of Solvent on the Growth of Zinc Oxide : Insight from Experiment and Molecular Dynamics Simulations

The controlled synthesis of nanoparticles with tailored shapes and morphologies has garnered significant attention, driven by the ever-growing demand for advanced materials with defined properties. In nanoparticle formation, various parameters influence the final product, and among these, the solven...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1999. - 40(2024), 37 vom: 17. Sept., Seite 19343-19356
1. Verfasser: Okeil, Sherif (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Rabet, Sahar, Valadez Huerta, Gerardo, Raabe, Gabriele, Garnweitner, Georg
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2024
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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