Temperature and reaction time effects on the structural properties of titanium dioxide nanopowders obtainedvia the hydrothermal method

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 265-272

  Collazzo, G C ^a   Jahn, S L ^a   Carreno N L V ^b   Foletto, E L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal synthesis; Nanocrystals; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; CRYSTALLINE PHASE; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; NANO POWDERS; REACTION TIME EFFECTS; SURFACE AREA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROGRAPH;

CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DIFFRACTION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDES; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS;

EID: 79960521178     PISSN: 01046632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66322011000200011     Document Type: Article

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