Thermal, structural, and impedance analysis of nanocrystalline magnesium chromite spinel synthesized via hydrothermal process

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 309-320

  Durrani, Shahid Khan ^a   Naz, S ^a,b   Nadeem, M ^a   Khan, A A ^c  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chromite; Dilatometry; Hydrothermal synthesis; Impedance; Thermal properties; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; CHROMITE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; DILATOMETERS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; MAGNESIUM; RIETVELD REFINEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSES (DTA); DILATOMETRY; EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT MODEL; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; HYDROTHERMAL REACTION; ISOTHERMAL SHRINKAGE; METAL NITRATE SOLUTION; PHASE IDENTIFICATION;

CHROMITE DEPOSITS;

EID: 84898789019     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-013-3531-3     Document Type: Article

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