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The scanning electron microscopy of ZrO2-Y2O3 (3 mol %) powder obtained by combustionspray pyrolysis revealed particles of unusual morphology: hollow thin-walled balls filled with solid spherical particles. A feasible mechanism for the appearance of such fractal structures is proposed.
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Original Russian Text © A.V. Galakhov, N.A. Alad’ev, 2012, published in Rossiiskie Nanotekhnologii, 2012, Vol. 7, Nos. 7–8.
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Galakhov, A.V., Alad’ev, N.A. Aerosol powders with fractal structure. Nanotechnol Russia 7, 434–435 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995078012040040
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