Two-step self-assembly and lyotropic liquid crystal behavior of TiO 2 nanorods

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Ren, Zhimin ^a   Chen, Chao ^a   Hu, Rong ^a   Mai, Kaiguang ^a   Qian, Guodong ^a   Wang, Zhiyu ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATASE TIO; ATTRACTIVE FORCE; DRIVING FORCES; GROWTH PROCESS; LAMELLAR PHASIS; LYOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; SELF-ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE; SYNTHESIS PROCESS; TEMPERATURE INFLUENCE; TIO; TWO-STEP ASSEMBLY;

ASSEMBLY; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NANORODS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SELF ASSEMBLY;

EID: 84864960618     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/180989     Document Type: Article

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