On the pathways of aerosol formation by thermal decomposition of silane

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 207-222

  Onischuk, A A ^a   Strunin, V P ^a   Ushakova, M A ^a   Panfilov, V N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL KINETICS AND COMBUSTION   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; HYDROGEN BONDS; HYDROGENATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PYROLYSIS; SILANES; STOICHIOMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

HYDROGEN DEPLETED INTERMEDIATES; MONOHYDRIDES; POLYHYDRIDES;

AEROSOLS;

HYDROGEN; SILANE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETER; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031106491     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(96)00061-4     Document Type: Article

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