Size tuning and oxygen plasma induced pore formation on silica nanoparticles

Progress in Natural Science: Materials International

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 193-200

  Nair, Remya ^a   Yoshida, Y ^a   Maekawa, T ^a   Sakthi Kumar, D ^a  

^a TOYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Plasma treatment; Pore induction; Silica nanoparticles; Size tuning

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; ETHANOL; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OXYGEN; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TREATMENT; TUNING;

AMMONIA SOLUTION; BASE-CATALYZED CONDENSATION; OXYGEN PLASMAS; PLASMA TREATMENT; PLASMA-INDUCED; PORE FORMATION; PORE INDUCTION; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; SIZE TUNING; TETRAETHYL ORTHOSILICATES;

SILICA NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84862626031     PISSN: 10020071     EISSN: 17455391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnsc.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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