Synthesis of nanoflower precursors in two-phase system via microwave-assisted hydrothermal method and their in situ thermal convention to NiO

Journal of Nano Research

Volumn 20, Issue , 2012, Pages 43-52

  Zhang, Yanbin ^a   Zhu, Zhenfeng ^a   Zhang, Wenjia ^b   Zhang, Yanli ^a   Liu, Hui ^a   Chen, Guanhong ^a   Wang, Yu ^a  

^a SHAANXI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b XIDIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal method; Inorganic materials; Nanoflower precursors; Nickel oxide

Indexed keywords

ANION SURFACTANTS; AVERAGE SIZE; CUBIC STRUCTURE; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; INORGANIC MATERIALS; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED; MICROWAVE-HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; N-VINYL-2-PYRROLIDONE; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SPECIFIC CAPACITANCE; TWO PHASE SYSTEMS;

DECOMPOSITION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NANOFLOWERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NICKEL OXIDE;

EID: 84871834862     PISSN: 16625250     EISSN: 16619897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/JNanoR.20.43     Document Type: Article

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