Transformación de fase de los nanocristales coloidales In2O3 impulsados por el mecanismo de nucleación de la

Shokouh S Farvid1, Pavle V Radovanovic

  • 1Department of Chemistry and Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada.

Resumen

Los nanocristales de óxido de indio coloidal se transforman de una fase metastable a una fase estable a través de la nucleación de la interfaz. Los nanocristales más pequeños se transforman más rápido debido a una mayor probabilidad de contacto, lo que permite el control de la estructura.

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