KINETICS AND THERMODYNAMICS OF THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE TRANSFORMATION OF SPECTROSCOPICALLY PURE ANATASE TO RUTILE

Abstract

The transformation of spectroscopically pure anatase to rutile was first investigated by Czanderna, Rao, and Honig. But it was not possible, then, to provide the mechanism on a molecular scale because of the lack of very accurate kinetic data. The kinetics and thermodynamics of the transformation have now been carefully investigated.