Advanced Materials · 2001 · 181 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceMaterials ChemistryNanomaterialsNanotechnologyMechanochemistryNanomaterials SynthesisNanoparticle DesignNanoparticle DispersionsNanoparticle SynthesisBall MillingMechanochemical Materials SynthesisMechanochemical SynthesisMillingMilling ProcessesNanopowder ProcessingNanostructured Material SynthesisParticle-size Distribution
The activation of chemical reactions by milling reactants in a ball mill is presented here as a novel, low cost method for the synthesis of wide range of nanopowders with mean particle sizes as small as 4 nm. The factors controlling such mechanochemical reactions are discussed with respect to their influence on particle size, size distribution, and dispersion.