Growth mechanisms of MgO nanocrystals via a sol-gel synthesis using different complexing agents

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-9

  Mastuli, Mohd Sufri ^a   Kamarulzaman, Norlida ^a   Nawawi, Mohd Azizi ^a   Mahat, Annie Maria ^a   Rusdi, Roshidah ^a   Kamarudin, Norashikin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Complexing agent; Crystal growth; MgO; Nanostructured materials; Sol gel process

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; MAGNESIA; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; ORGANIC ACIDS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COMPLEXATION SITES; COMPLEXING AGENTS; DIFFERENT STRUCTURE; GROWTH MECHANISMS; SIMULTANEOUS THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; SOL - GEL SYNTHESIS; SYNTHESIS PARAMETERS; THERMAL-ANNEALING;

OXALIC ACID;

EID: 84945179460     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-9-134     Document Type: Article

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