Synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles in ultrathin block copolymer films - An integral geometry study

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 339, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 80-85

  Sun, Zaicheng ^a   Gutmann, Jochen S ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Block copolymers; Minkowski functionals; Thin films; TiO2 nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYSTYRENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GELS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TOPOLOGY;

MINKOWSKI FUNCTIONALS; NANOSCALE MATERIALS; TIO2 NANOPARTICLES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 2942573224     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2004.03.058     Document Type: Conference Paper

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