Synthesis of nanocrystalline zinc titanate ecandrewsite by sol-gel: Optimization of heat treatment condition for red shift sensitization

Current Nanoscience

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 603-607

  Habibi, Mohammad Hossein ^a   Mikhak, Maryam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ecandrewsite; Nanocrystal; Nanoparticle; Sol gel growth; Zntio3

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EDGES; ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; AVERAGE GRAIN SIZE; COMBUSTION REACTIONS; CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; DEHYDRATION REACTIONS; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE; ECANDREWSITE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; HEAT TREATMENT CONDITIONS; NANO POWDERS; NANOCRYSTALLINES; OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE; PHASE FORMATIONS; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; POLYCRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; RED SHIFT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SINTERING TIME; SOL-GEL GROWTH; SOL-GEL ROUTES; ULTRA-VIOLET; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT ABSORPTION; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC TITANATE; ZNTIO3;

ABSORPTION; CALCINATION; DEHYDRATION; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GELS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; REFLECTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZINC;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

CRYSTALLIN; NANOCRYSTAL; NANOCRYSTALLINE ZINC TITANATE; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DECOMPOSITION; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GRAIN; HEAT TREATMENT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SYNTHESIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79960027879     PISSN: 15734137     EISSN: 18756786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157341311796196754     Document Type: Article

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