ISSN:
1551-2916
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
Suspensions of nanoscale titanium nitride (TiN) with a high solids content can be prepared by using guanidino propionic acid (GPA) as a stabilizing agent. The steric effect of an organic shell with polar groups on the surface of TiN spheres has been suggested in the literature as being a reason for the colloidal stability. To verify this hypothesis experimentally, we have performed small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) on this system; there is no evidence of an organic shell. Even at higher concentrations, in accordance with the Percus-Yevick theory, we could not observe any significant interparticular ordering. A plausible explanation for the stabilization of TiN suspensions is the buffer action of the amino acid GPA.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1151-2916.1998.tb02773.x
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