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Synthesis and microstructure of nanostructured Al/Al2O3 (H)-composite

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By means of a metal organic chemical vapour deposition, starting from a single precursor compound [tBuOAlH2]2, an aluminium/aluminium hydrido-oxide composite has been synthesized in thin layers. Electron micrographs indicate self-similarity. A detailed analysis by small angle neutron scattering directly yields a surface fractal microstructure with a fractal dimension of 2.26; in the framework of a surface fractal model we determine the relevant particle dimensions and their size distribution.

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  1. S. Janssen

    Present address: Labor für Neutronenstreuung, Paul-Scherrer-Institut, CH-5232, Villigen-PSI

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  1. Anorganische Chemie, Universität des Saarlandes, D-66123, Saarbrücken, Germany

    M. Veith & S. Faber

  2. Physikalische Chemie, Universität des Saarlandes, D-66123, Saarbrücken, Germany

    R. Hempelmann, S. Janssen & J. Prewo

  3. GKSS Forschungszentrum, D-21502, Geesthacht, Germany

    H. Eckerlebe

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Veith, M., Faber, S., Hempelmann, R. et al. Synthesis and microstructure of nanostructured Al/Al2O3 (H)-composite. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 31, 2009–2017 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00356620

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