Experimental study of metal nanoparticle synthesis by an arc evaporation/condensation process

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Förster, Henning ^a   Wolfrum, Christian ^b   Peukert, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b Eckart GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Arc evaporation condensation; Metal nanoparticles; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; COPPER; COPPER METALLOGRAPHY; EVAPORATION; INERT GASES; PARTICLE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AGGLOMERATE STRUCTURE; ARC EVAPORATION; AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZE; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; COPPER NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; SCANNING MOBILITY PARTICLE SIZINGS;

METAL NANOPARTICLES;

COPPER; HYDROGEN; INERT GAS; METAL NANOPARTICLE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT CURRENT; ENERGY; EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW RATE; FURNACE; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84861939372     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-0926-1     Document Type: Article

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