Nucleation and Growth of Cobalt Oxide Nanoparticles in a Continuous Hydrothermal Reactor under Laminar and Turbulent Flow

Crystal Growth and Design

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 4256-4265

  Denis, Clément J ^a   Tighe, Christopher J ^b   Gruar, Robert I ^a   Makwana, Neel M ^a   Darr, Jawwad A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; LAMINAR FLOW; NANOPARTICLES; NUCLEATION; SOLUTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TURBULENT FLOW; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COBALT OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; CONTINUOUS HYDROTHERMAL FLOW SYNTHESIS; FLOW RATE CONDITIONS; HYDROTHERMAL REACTOR; LAMINAR AND TURBULENT FLOW; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; PRECURSOR CONCENTRATION;

COBALT DEPOSITS;

EID: 84982682840     PISSN: 15287483     EISSN: 15287505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.5b00551     Document Type: Article

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