The growth of anatase bipyramidal crystals during hydrothermal synthesis

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 347, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-24

  Horvat, Barbara ^a   Rečnik, Aleksander ^a   Dražić, Goran ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

A1. Electron diffraction; A1. Transmission electron microscopy; A2. Hydrothermal crystal growth; B1. Anatase; B1. TiO 2

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL GROWTH; AMORPHOUS TIO; ANATASE CRYSTALS; ANATASE TIO; AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS; GROWTH STAGES; HIGH-RESOLUTION TEM; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; HYDROTHERMAL CRYSTAL GROWTH; INITIAL STAGES; NONEQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS; SYNTHESIS TEMPERATURES; TIO; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; XRD;

BUILDING MATERIALS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; MORPHOLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84859134525     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2012.03.027     Document Type: Article

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