Physical basis for the formation and stability of silica nanoparticles in basic solutions of monovalent cations

Langmuir

Volumn 21, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 8960-8971

  Rimer, Jeffrey D ^a   Lobo, Raul F ^a   Vlachos, Dionisios G ^a  

^a University of Delaware   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIA; ELECTROSTATIC MODELS; NANOPARTICLES;

CONDENSATION; FREE ENERGY; POISSON EQUATION; POSITIVE IONS; SOLUBILITY; ZEOLITES;

SILICA;

EID: 25844483821     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la0511384     Document Type: Article

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