Nanocrystalline γ-alumina synthesized by sonohydrolysis of alkoxide precursor in the presence of organic acids: structure and morphological properties

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 89-94

  Ramesh, Sivarajan ^a,b,c   Sominska, Elena ^a,b   Cina, Baruch ^a,b   Chaim, Rachman ^a,b   Gedanken, Aharon ^a,b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROLYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALKOXIDE; SONOHYDROLYSIS;

ALUMINA;

EID: 0033743672     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2000.tb01153.x     Document Type: Article

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