Growth characteristics of θ-Al2O3 crystallites

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part N: Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems

Volumn 226, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 61-68

  Yen, Fu Su ^a   Yu, Pei Ching ^a   Yang, Rung Je ^a   Yen, Sc Max ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alumina; coalescence; growth

Indexed keywords

BRUNAUER EMMETT TELLERS; CRYSTALLITE GROWTH; GROWTH CHARACTERISTIC; MEAN PARTICLE SIZE; MEAN SIZE; PACKING DENSITY; PER UNIT VOLUME; POWDER SYSTEMS; SURFACE AREA; WEIGHT RATIOS;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINA; COALESCENCE; CRYSTALLITES; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

POWDERS;

EID: 84871800321     PISSN: 17403499     EISSN: 20413092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1740349912447719     Document Type: Article

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