Niobium Oxide and Tantalum Oxide Micro- and Nanostructures Grown Using Material Recovered from Mining Tailings †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
3.2. X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
3.3. µ-Raman Spectroscopy
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sotillo, B.; Alcaraz, L.; López, F.A.; Alguacil, F.J.; Rodríguez, O.; Fernández, P. Niobium Oxide and Tantalum Oxide Micro- and Nanostructures Grown Using Material Recovered from Mining Tailings. Mater. Proc. 2021, 3, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/IEC2M-09235
Sotillo B, Alcaraz L, López FA, Alguacil FJ, Rodríguez O, Fernández P. Niobium Oxide and Tantalum Oxide Micro- and Nanostructures Grown Using Material Recovered from Mining Tailings. Materials Proceedings. 2021; 3(1):1. https://doi.org/10.3390/IEC2M-09235
Chicago/Turabian StyleSotillo, Belén, Lorena Alcaraz, Félix Antonio López, Francisco José Alguacil, Olga Rodríguez, and Paloma Fernández. 2021. "Niobium Oxide and Tantalum Oxide Micro- and Nanostructures Grown Using Material Recovered from Mining Tailings" Materials Proceedings 3, no. 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/IEC2M-09235