Synthesis of uniform quasi-octahedral CeO 2 mesocrystals via a surfactant-free route

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 5879-5885

  Wang, Xiaodi ^a   Ma, Ying ^a   Sugunan, Abhilash ^a   Qin, Jian ^a   Toprak, Muhammet S ^a   Zhu, Bin ^a   Muhammed, Mamoun ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cerium oxide; Mesocrystal; Self assembly; Synthesis; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

CERIUM OXIDES; MESOCRYSTAL; MESOCRYSTALS; MESOSTRUCTURES; NON-AQUEOUS; OPTICAL APPARATUS; OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SMALL SIZE; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; SURFACTANT-FREE; UNIFORM SIZE; UV-VIS STUDIES; WELL-DISPERSED;

CERIUM COMPOUNDS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

NANOCRYSTALS;

CERIUM OXIDE; NANOCRYSTAL; OCTANOL;

CHEMICAL REACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOSTABILITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84857039371     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-011-0416-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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