Effect of ambient air pressure on synthesis of copper and copper oxide nanoparticles by wire explosion process

Current Applied Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 199-203

  Lee, Y S ^a   Bora, B ^a   Yap, S L ^a   Wong, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Nanoparticles; Plasma synthesis; Wire explosion

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR PRESSURE; COPPER OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; COPPER WIRES; LOG-NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; MEDIAN DIAMETERS; NANO-SIZED PARTICLES; PLASMA SYNTHESIS; WIRE EXPLOSION; WIRE EXPLOSION TECHNIQUE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COPPER; EXPLOSIONS; NANOPARTICLES; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; WIRE;

PRESSURE EFFECTS;

EID: 80054820594     PISSN: 15671739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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