W03 nano-spheres into w18049 one-dimensional nano-structures through thermal annealing

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 3286-3294

  Mwakikunga, B W ^a,b,c   Sideras Haddad, E ^b   Arendse, C ^a   Witcomb, M J ^b   Forbes, A ^a,d  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Annealing; Nano sphere; Nano wires; Tungsten oxide; Ultrasonic spray pyrolysis.

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; FLOWING ARGONS; MONOCLINIC PHASE; PROCESS TEMPERATURE; SEM; SIZE CONTROLLED SYNTHESIS; TEM; THERMAL-ANNEALING; TUNGSTEN OXIDE; ULTRASONIC SPRAY PYROLYSIS; XRD;

AGGLOMERATION; ANNEALING; ARGON; DIFFRACTION; HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; NANOSPHERES; NANOWIRES; OXIDES; OXYGEN; SPHERES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TUNGSTEN; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS; ULTRASONICS; WIRE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

SPRAY PYROLYSIS;

EID: 67649227867     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2009.VC12     Document Type: Article

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