Synthesis and characterization of rutile nanocrystals prepared in aqueous media at low temperature

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 816-822

  Kong, Linggen ^a   Karatchevtseva, Inna ^a   Blackford, Mark ^a   Chironi, Ilkay ^a   Triani, Gerry ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS MEDIA; CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; FTIR; HIGH SURFACE AREA; LOW TEMPERATURES; PORE VOLUME; REACTION MECHANISM; RUTILE POWDERS; SOL-GEL PROCESSING; SYNTHESIZED POWDER; TITANIA;

SOL-GEL PROCESS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

OXIDE MINERALS;

EID: 84856543422     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2011.05002.x     Document Type: Article

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