Inhibition of crystallite growth in the sol-gel synthesis of nanocrystalline metal oxides

Science

Volumn 285, Issue 5432, 1999, Pages 1375-1377

  Wu, Nae Lih ^a   Wang, Sze Yen ^a   Rusakova, I A ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; FIRING (OF MATERIALS); GRAIN BOUNDARIES; SOL-GELS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TIN COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZIRCONIA;

TIN DIOXIDE;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HYDROXYL GROUP; METAL OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INHIBITION KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033609997     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.285.5432.1375     Document Type: Article

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