Synthesis of Square Gadolinium-Oxide Nanoplates

In this paper, we report a colloidal synthesis of high-quality, square, plate-shaped Gd2O3 nanocrystals. These nanoplates are single crystalline with a thickness of the Gd2O3 unit-cell edge length, approaching the lower limit of crystal growth.

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Published inJournal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 126; no. 24; pp. 7456 - 7457
Main Author Cao, Y. Charles
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC American Chemical Society 23.06.2004
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Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology
Exact sciences and technology
Growth from solutions
Materials science
Methods of crystal growth; physics of crystal growth
Physics
Gadolinium oxides
Transmission electron microscopy
Electron diffraction
Superlattices
Rare earths Compounds
Crystal growth from solutions
Crystal nucleation
Nanostructures
Crystal morphology
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Summary:In this paper, we report a colloidal synthesis of high-quality, square, plate-shaped Gd2O3 nanocrystals. These nanoplates are single crystalline with a thickness of the Gd2O3 unit-cell edge length, approaching the lower limit of crystal growth.
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ISSN:0002-7863
1520-5126
DOI:10.1021/ja0481676