A solvothermal single-step route towards shape-controlled titanium dioxide nanocrystals

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-17

  Dinh, Cao Thang ^a   Nguyen, Thanh Dinh ^a   Kleitz, Freddy ^a   Do, Trong On ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Composite nanocrystals; Nanocrystals; Photocatalyst; Shape controlled; Titania

Indexed keywords

BINDING STRENGTH; COMPOSITE NANOCRYSTALS; DOGBONE; METAL CLUSTER; MOLAR RATIO; OLEYLAMINE; SHAPE-CONTROLLED; SINGLE-STEP; SIZE AND SHAPE; SOLVOTHERMAL; SOLVOTHERMAL TECHNIQUES; SYNTHETIC METHODS; TIO; TITANIA;

NANOCRYSTALS; OLEIC ACID; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM; WATER VAPOR;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84855236457     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: 1939019X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.20574     Document Type: Article

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