Morphology-controlled synthesis of quasi-aligned AlN nanowhiskers by combustion method: Effect of NH4Cl additive

Ceramics International

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2727-2733

  Shi, Zhongqi ^a,b   Radwan, Mohamed ^b   Kirihara, Soshu ^b   Miyamoto, Yoshinari ^b   Jin, Zhihao ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ammonium chloride; Combustion synthesis; D. Nitrides; Nanowhiskers

Indexed keywords

ALN; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; COMBUSTION BEHAVIOR; COMBUSTION METHOD; D. NITRIDES; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE; HIGH-CONTENT; MORPHOLOGY-CONTROLLED; SEM AND TEM; SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOWHISKERS; NITRIDES; SMOKE; THERMOCHEMISTRY; ZINC SULFIDE;

COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS;

EID: 67649663778     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

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