Shape control of highly crystallized titania nanorods based on formation mechanism

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 440-447

  Adachi, Motonari ^a,b   Yoshida, Katsuya ^a   Kurata, Takehiro ^a   Adachi, Jun ^c   Tsuchiya, Katsumi ^a   Mori, Yasushige ^a   Uchida, Fumio ^b  

^a DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUJI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Morphology; Nanostructure; Ti

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS PHASE; AMORPHOUS-LIKE; CRYSTALLINE TITANIA; FORMATION MECHANISM; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; PARTICLE GROWTH; REACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; SHAPE CONTROL; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TITANIA NANORODS;

AMORPHOUS FILMS; ASPECT RATIO; MORPHOLOGY; NANORODS; NANOSTRUCTURES; REACTION RATES; TITANIUM;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84856199437     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2011.393     Document Type: Article

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