Hydrothermal synthesis, characterization, and growth mechanism of hematite nanoparticles

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Khalil, Munawar ^a,b   Yu, Jianjia ^a   Liu, Ning ^a   Lee, Robert L ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hematite; Hydrothermal; Nanocrystals; Nanoparticles; TEM

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; NANORODS; PARTICLE SIZE; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CONCENTRATION OF FE; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEMATITE NANOPARTICLES; HYDROTHERMAL; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; HYDROTHERMAL REACTION; INTERMEDIATE PHASE; REACTION TEMPERATURE;

HEMATITE;

AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC OXIDE; IRON; NANOCRYSTAL; NANOPARTICLE; NANOROD;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISPERSION; GROWTH RATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROTHERMAL METHOD; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REACTION TIME; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84896406253     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-014-2362-x     Document Type: Article

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