Cryogenic-scanning electron microscopy as a technique to image sol-to-gel transformation in chelated alkoxide systems

Ceramics International

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 155-159

  Haridas, Manoj M ^a   Menon, Ashok ^a   Goyal, Nitin ^a   Chandran, Sanjay ^a   Bellare, Jayesh R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CHELATION; COMPOSITION; CRYOGENICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; RAPID SOLIDIFICATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GELS; SOLVENTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALUMINUM SEC BUTOXIDE; CHELATED ALKOXIDE SYSTEMS; CRYOGENIC SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ETHYL ACETOACETATE; FAST FREEZE TECHNIQUE; FREEZE FRACTURE TECHNIQUE; ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL; SOL TO GEL TRANSFORMATION; SONOGELATION;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0029754908     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0272-8842(95)00073-9     Document Type: Article

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