Effect of particle size on phase transitions in metastable alumina nanoparticles: A view from high-resolution solid-state 27Al NMR study

American Mineralogist

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1198-1210

  Kim, Hyun Na ^a   Lee, Sung Keun ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Metastable alumina; Nanoparticles; Phase transition among metastable polymorphs; Solid state NMR

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; MAGIC ANGLE SPINNING; NANOMAGNETICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; QUANTUM THEORY;

'CURRENT; ALUMINA NANOPARTICLE; HIGH RESOLUTION; MAGIC ANGLE SPINNING NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTRUM; META-STABLE ALUMINA; METASTABLES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE STUDIES; PARTICLES SIZES; PHASE TRANSITION AMONG METASTABLE POLYMORPH; SOLID-STATE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

NANOPARTICLES;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANNEALING; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OXIDE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE TRANSITION; SURFACE ENERGY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84879961327     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: 19453027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2013.4364     Document Type: Article

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