Generation and investigation of airborne silver nanoparticles with specific size and morphology by homogeneous nucleation, coagulation and sintering

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 452-470

  Ku, Bon Ki ^a   Maynard, Andrew D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalescence; Morphology; Silver nanoparticles; Sintering; Tube furnace

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; COAGULATION; COALESCENCE; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SILVER; SINTERING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SCANNING MOBILITY PARTICLE SIZER (SMPS); SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SINTERING TEMPERATURE; TUBE FURNACE;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

NANOPARTICLE; SILVER;

AEROSOL; ANALYTICAL METHOD; COAGULATION; HOMOGENEITY; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SILVER; SINTER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 33747783316     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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