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Crystal Growth of Chalcogenides and Oxy-Chalcogenides Using Chloride Exchange Reaction
- Award ID(s):
- 2122071
- PAR ID:
- 10654901
- Publisher / Repository:
- ACS
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Chemistry of Materials
- Volume:
- 37
- Issue:
- 22
- ISSN:
- 0897-4756
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 9144 to 9152
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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