Synthesis of nanosized zirconium carbide by a sol-gel route

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 2061-2067

  Dollé, Mickael ^a   Gosset, Dominique ^a   Bogicevic, Christine ^b   Karolak, Fabienne ^b   Simeone, D ^a   Baldinozzi, G ^b  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE STRUCTURES   (France)

Author keywords

Carbides; Grain size; Nuclear applications; Sol gel processes

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEAT TREATMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GELS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS; SOL-GEL PROCESSES; ZIRCONIUM CARBIDE;

ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

ACETIC ACID; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEAT TREATMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GELS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33845214635     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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