Synthesis of a metal oxide with a room-temperature photoreversible phase transition

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 539-545

  Ohkoshi, Shin Ichi ^a   Tsunobuchi, Yoshihide ^a   Matsuda, Tomoyuki ^a   Hashimoto, Kazuhito ^a   Namai, Asuka ^a   Hakoe, Fumiyoshi ^a   Tokoro, Hiroko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE; OXIDE; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; QUANTUM THEORY; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDES; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; QUANTUM THEORY; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; TITANIUM;

EID: 77954005431     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.670     Document Type: Article

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