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Growth and Structure of Pyrogenic Silica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

D. W. Schaefer ,
A. J. Hurd ,
D. K. Christen ,
S. Spooner  and
J. S. Lin
D. W. Schaefer
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185
A. J. Hurd
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185
D. K. Christen
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
S. Spooner
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
J. S. Lin
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
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Abstract

Fractal analysis is used to interpret small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering data on commercial fumed silica powders. Rough primary particles are found in high surface area powders. A model based on ballistic polymerization, sintering, and diffusion-limited aggregation is proposed to explain the observed powder structure.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 121: Symposium H – Better Ceramics Through Chemistry III , 1988 , 305
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1988

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