Analysis on nanoparticle growth by coagulation in silane plasma reactor

AIChE Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2499-2509

  Kim, Dong Joo ^a   Kim, Kyo Seon ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COAGULATION; MONOMERS; SILANES;

DISCRETE-SECTIONAL MODEL;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

SILANE;

REACTOR;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FILM; IONIZATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR MODEL; NANOPARTICLE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; REACTOR; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 0036878933     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690481109     Document Type: Article

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