Fabrication and characterization of nanostructured titanate materials by the hydrothermal treatment method

Recent Patents on Nanotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 84-102

  Doong, Ruey An ^a   Kao, I Ling ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal treatment; Microwave assisted method; Nanostructured titanates; Nanotubes; One dimensional (1 D) nanomaterials; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC WIRE; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; FABRICATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN STORAGE; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGERS; LITHIUM; MICROSTRUCTURE; MICROWAVES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTUBES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; STORAGE (MATERIALS); TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; FORMATION MECHANISMS; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREAS; HYDROTHERMAL CONDITIONS; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; HYDROTHERMAL TEMPERATURES; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENT; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; LITHIUM STORAGES; MORPHO-LOGIES; NANO MATERIALS; NANORIBBONS; NANOSTRUCTURED; NANOSTRUCTURED TITANATES; ONE-DIMENSIONAL (1-D) NANOMATERIALS; OPTICAL-; PREPARATION CONDITIONS; PREPARATION PARAMETERS; STARTING MATERIALS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; SYNTHESIS OF; TITANATE NANOSTRUCTURES; UNIQUE FEATURES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

BIOMATERIAL; NANOMATERIAL; NANOTUBE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROWAVES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTUBES; SONICATION; TITANIUM;

EID: 55949113922     PISSN: 18722105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/187221008784534497     Document Type: Review

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