Review on the vapour-phase synthesis of aluminum nitride powder using thermal plasmas

KONA Powder and Particle Journal

Volumn 17, Issue May, 1999, Pages 85-94

  Da Cruz, A C ^a,b   Munz, R J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM NITRIDE; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; HARD FACING; NITRIDES;

CONVENTIONAL METHODS; COST COMPETITIVE; ELECTRONIC PACKAGE; HIGH PURITY ALUMINUM; INDUCTIVELY-COUPLED; LOWER TEMPERATURES; SYNTHESIS METHOD; VAPOUR-PHASE SYNTHESIS;

POWDERS;

EID: 84936163974     PISSN: 02884534     EISSN: 21875537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14356/kona.1999015     Document Type: Review

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