Morphology of nanostructured films for environmental applications: Simulation of simultaneous sintering and growth

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 259-268

  Kulkarni, Pramod ^a   Biswas, Pratim ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Brownian dynamics; Nanostructured coatings; Particle deposition; Particle sintering; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; DESORPTION; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTION; FILM; FORCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NANOPARTICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RANDOMIZATION; SIMULATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS;

EID: 0042377248     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025534815540     Document Type: Article

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