Improved dual-plasma process for the synthesis of coated or functionalized metal nanoparticles

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 36, Issue 4 PART 1, 2008, Pages 886-887

  Swanson, Edward J ^a   Tavares, Jason ^a   Coulombe, Sylvain ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cathode erosion; Nanoparticles; Plasma polymerization; Pulsed arc

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COPPER; ETHANE; METALS; MONOMERS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PLASMA POLYMERIZATION; PLASMA THEORY; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; WAVE PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

AXIALLY SYMMETRIC; CATHODE EROSION; CHARGING EFFECTS; FUNCTIONALIZED; METAL NANO-PARTICLES; NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS; ORGANIC LAYERS; PARTICLE COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; PLASMA PROCESSING; PLASMA SCIENCE; PULSED ARC; PULSED ARCS; RF PLASMA POLYMERIZATION; RF PLASMAS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 50249116914     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.924549     Document Type: Article

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