Novel flame-gradient method for synthesis of metal-oxide channels, nanowires and nanorods

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 199-212

  Merchan Merchan, Wilson ^a   Saveliev, Alexei V ^b   Cuello Jimenez, Walmy ^a  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Combustion synthesis; Electron microscopy; Nanostructures; Transition metal oxides

Indexed keywords

3D ARCHITECTURES; 3D TRANSITION METALS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COUNTERFLOW FLAMES; GAS FLOWS; GENERIC MECHANISM; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HOLLOW STRUCTURE; LOW TEMPERATURES; METAL-OXIDE; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; OXIDATIVE ENVIRONMENT; OXIDE NANORODS; OXIDE STRUCTURES; PREFERENTIAL GROWTH; PROBE SURFACE; SIZE STRUCTURE; SOLID IRON; THERMAL PROFILES; TRANSITION-METAL OXIDES; TUNGSTEN PROBES;

COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS; FLAME SYNTHESIS; FLAMMABILITY; GRADIENT METHODS; IRON OXIDES; MOLYBDENUM; NANORODS; NANOWIRES; PROBES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METALS; TUNGSTEN;

MOLYBDENUM OXIDE;

IRON; METAL OXIDE; MOLYBDENUM; NANOMATERIAL; NANOROD; NANOWIRE; TUNGSTEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77954269116     PISSN: 17458080     EISSN: 17458099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17458080903464108     Document Type: Article

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