Size and shape tailoring of titania nanoparticles synthesized by solvothermal route in different solvents

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 96-102

  Roca, Roman Alvarez ^a   Leite, Edson Roberto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATASE PHASIS; DIFFERENT SOLVENTS; ETHANOLAMINES; IRREGULAR MORPHOLOGY; LOW TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS; MICRO-PARTICLES; MORPHOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR; NANO POWDERS; ORIENTED ATTACHMENT; SELF-ASSEMBLED; SIZE AND SHAPE; SOLVOTHERMAL; SOLVOTHERMAL ROUTE; SYNTHESIS CONDITIONS; SYNTHESIS TIME; TEM IMAGES; TIO; TITANIA NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY TEM; WULFF SHAPE; XRD;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDE MINERALS; SOLVENTS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84872119835     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jace.12078     Document Type: Article

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