Transparent nanocrystalline MgO by low temperature spark plasma sintering

Ceramic Transactions

Volumn 159, Issue , 2005, Pages 21-30

  Chaim, Rachman ^a   Shen, Zhijian ^b   Nygren, Mats ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; SINTERING; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

NANOCRYSTALS; OPTICAL WAVELENGTH; OXYGEN VACANCY; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING (SPS);

MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 23744504837     PISSN: 10421122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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