Determination of the structure of y-alumina using empirical and first principle calculations combined with supporting experiments

Aluminas have had some form of chemical and industrial use throughout history. For little over a century corundum (α-Al2O3) has been the most widely used and known of the aluminas. The emerging metastable aluminas, including the γ, δ, η, θ, κ, β, and χ polymorphs, have been growing in importance. In...

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Main Author: Paglia, Gianluca
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2004
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2341