Synthesis of silicon nanoparticles with a narrow size distribution: A theoretical study

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 46-61

  Menz, William J ^a   Shekar, Shraddha ^a   Brownbridge, George P E ^a   Mosbach, Sebastian ^a   Körmer, Richard ^b   Peukert, Wolfgang ^b   Kraft, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Estimation nanoparticles; Nucleation; Parameter; Particle model; Silicon; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; KINETICS; NANOPARTICLES; NUCLEATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SILICON; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

COAGULATION AND SINTERING; HETEROGENEOUS GROWTH; NARROW SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; PARAMETER; PARTICLE MODEL; SILICON NANOPARTICLES; SINTERING PARAMETERS; SINTERING PROCESS;

SINTERING;

NANOPARTICLE; SILANE; SILICON; SILICON NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL; COAGULATION; DECOMPOSITION; HETEROGENEITY; NUCLEATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALINITY; SILICON; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; DECOMPOSITION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; SIMULATION; SYNTHESIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMAL REACTION;

EID: 82155195552     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: 18791964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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