Aerosol synthesis of silicon nanoparticles with narrow size distribution-Part 2: Theoretical analysis of the formation mechanism

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1008-1019

  Kormer R ^a   Schmid, H J ^b   Peukert, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerosol synthesis; Nanoparticles; Population balance; Silicon; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CONDENSATION; NANOPARTICLES; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SILICON; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOL SYNTHESIS; NARROW SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; PARTICLE FORMATION MECHANISM; POPULATION BALANCE MODELING; POPULATION BALANCES; SIMULATION; SUPERSATURATED VAPORS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

NANOPARTICLE; SILICON;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AGGLOMERATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONDENSATION; NUCLEATION; SILICON; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; SIMULATION; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77957365790     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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