Electron-energy loss spectroscopy and Raman studies of nanosized chromium carbide synthesized during carbothermal reduction process from precursor Cr(CO)6

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 2481-2487

  Lin, Hao Tung ^a   Nayak, Pramoda K ^b   Wang, Sheng Chang ^c   Chang, Shin Yun ^b   Huang, Jow Lay ^b  

^a CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c SOUTHERN TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Al2O3; Carbides; Nanocomposites; Precursors organic; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

AL2O3; CARBON DEPOSITION; CARBON DIFFUSION; CARBURIZATION PROCESS; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; CHROMIUM CARBIDE; INTERMEDIATE STATE; METAL-ORGANIC; MICRO RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; NANO FILMS; NANO-SIZED; OUTER SURFACE; PHASE TRANSFORMATION; PRECURSORS-ORGANIC; RAMAN STUDIES; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

CARBIDES; CARBOTHERMAL REDUCTION; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CHROMIUM; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POWDER METALS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 80051471464     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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