摘要 |
The present invention provides nanoporous α-alumina powders comprising powder comprising interconnected α-alumina primary particles having an average particle size of less than about 100 nm and an interpenetrated array of pores or voids. The invention also provides nanosized α-alumina powders comprising α-alumina particles having an average particle size of less than about 100 nm and slurries, particularly aqueous slurries, which comprise nanosized α-alumina powders of the invention. The invention further provides methods of manufacturing nanoporous α-alumina powders and nanosized α-alumina powders of the invention and methods of polishing using slurries of the invention. |