Inthispaper,varioustechniquesincludingBET,XRD,SEMandXPSwereusedtostudythesinteringofpureandLa2O3-dopedtitania.Theexperimentalresultsshowthatsinteringoftitaniaproceedsviavolumediffu-sion.Addingoflanthanumoxidedecreasestherateofsinteringandhindersthephasetransitionfromanatasetorutilecrystalbystrongsurfaceinteractionbetweenthemixedcrystals(La4Ti9O24,La0.66TiO2.99)andTiO2.
