title: Shape control of anatase TiO2 nanoparticles by amino acids in a gel-sol system.
abstract: Ellipsoidal anatase TiO2 nanoparticles of different aspect ratios were obtained by the gel-sol method in the presence of amino acids in which the resulting particles were basically single crystals, but highly rough surfaces or partly polycrystalline structures were observed with a high concentration of glutamic acid or aspartic acid.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Katahira 2-1-1, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan.
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kanie
authors.forename: Tadao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D001224:Aspartic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D049329:Nanostructures; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; C009495:titanium dioxide; D001224:Aspartic Acid; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D014025:Titanium