Structure of δ-alumina: Toward the atomic level understanding of transition alumina phases

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 31, 2014, Pages 18051-18058

  Kovarik, Libor ^a   Bowden, Mark ^a   Genc, Arda ^c   Szanyi, János ^b   Peden, Charles H F ^b   Kwak, Ja Hun ^b,d  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

^d Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; DECOMPOSITION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ATOMIC LEVEL ANALYSIS; COMPLEX STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC VARIANTS; HIGH-ANGLE ANNULAR DARK FIELDS; INTER-GROWTHS; STRUCTURAL DISORDERS; TRANSFORMATION PROCESS; TRANSITION ALUMINA;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84905841586     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp500051j     Document Type: Article

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