Sol-gel processer til udvikling af nanomaterialer til keramiske og fotokatalytiske anvendelser / Sol-gel processes for development of nanomaterials for ceramic and photocatalytic applications

Kinetics of nanoparticle growth at early stage of inorganic polymerisation (transition metal oxopolymer formation) processes has been investigated by static and dynamic light scattering. The particle growth rate as a function of reagent concentrations has been found. It was shown that already before induction time the nanoparticle are present in the solution. Understanding of these processes can result in effective methods of controlling the properties (particle size, porosity, specific area, monodispersity) of final powder products.