Synthesis of ultrafine β″-alumina powders via flame spray pyrolysis of polymeric precursors

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1477-1486

  Sutorik, Anthony C ^a   Neo, Siew Siang ^a,b   Treadwell, David R ^a,b   Laine, Richard M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; DENSIFICATION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FLAME SPRAYING; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; ISOTHERMS; LITHIUM; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PYROLYSIS; QUENCHING; SINTERING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

FLAME SPRAY PYROLYSIS;

ALUMINA;

EID: 0032096234     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1998.tb02506.x     Document Type: Article

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