Modeling mesoporous nanoparticulated TiO2 films through nanopolyhedra random packing

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 19, 2015, Pages 10716-10726

  Storchi, Loriano ^a   De Angelis, Filippo ^b   Nunzi, Francesca ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; NANOSPHERES; PACKING; PORE SIZE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

COORDINATION NUMBER; FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS; INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES; MESOPOROUS TIO2; NANOPOLYHEDRA; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; RANDOM PACKING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE;

OXIDE FILMS;

EID: 84929377612     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b01620     Document Type: Article

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