Shape-control of CeF3 nanocrystals by doping polyoxometalates: syntheses, characterization and tunable

Guan Wang1, Ruru Meng, Jing Yang

  • 1Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, Institute of Molecular and Crystal Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, China. jyniu@henu.edu.cn.

Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
|January 19, 2019
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