A model of growth of titanium dioxide crystals with simultaneous transformation from anatase to rutile

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 637-646

  Cooper, Ian L ^a   Egerton, Terry A ^a   Qiu, Fulian ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcination; Grain growth; Monte Carlo modelling; Optical properties; TiO2

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; CONDENSATION; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALS; EVAPORATION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MOISTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDE MINERALS; PROBABILITY; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM OXIDES; VACANCIES; VAPORS;

CRITICAL SIZES; CRYSTAL SIZES; FRACTIONAL CONVERSIONS; MEAN SIZES; METROPOLIS ALGORITHMS; MONTE CARLO MODELLING; PHASE CHANGES; TIO2; TRANSFORMATION KINETICS;

GRAIN GROWTH;

EID: 57649207873     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2008.07.059     Document Type: Article

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