Fabrication of single-crystal α-Al2O3 nanorods by displacement reaction

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1385-1388

  Deng, Cheng Ji ^a   Yu, Peng ^a   Yau, Man Yan ^a   Ku, Chiu Shan ^a   Ng, Dickon H L ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CATALYSIS; DEPOSITION; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; POWDERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SINTERING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASHING; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

DISPLACEMENT REACTIONS; NANORODES; RINSING; VAPOR LIQUID SOLID DEPOSITION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 0041428160     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2003.tb03480.x     Document Type: Article

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