Tailoring nanomaterial products through electrode material and oxygen partial pressure in a mini-arc plasma reactor

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Cui, Shumao ^a   Mattson, Eric C ^b   Lu, Ganhua ^a   Hirschmugl, Carol ^b   Gajdardziska Josifovska, Marija ^b   Chen, Junhong ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas phase; Mini arc plasma; Nanoparticle; Nanorod; Oxygen partial pressure

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; NANOPARTICLES; NANORODS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXYGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; TIN DIOXIDE; TIN OXIDES;

AMORPHOUS PARTICLES; CONTROLLABLE MORPHOLOGY; GASPHASE; MINI-ARC PLASMAS; OXIDE CRYSTALLIZATION; OXYGEN PARTIAL PRESSURE; PRECURSOR MATERIALS; REACTION CONDITIONS;

TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

ARGON; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; NANOROD; OXYGEN; TIN DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE; TIN OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; TUNGSTEN; TUNGSTEN OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; TUNGSTEN OXIDE NANOROD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; CATHODE RAY TUBE; ELECTRODE; GAS; MINIARC PLASMA REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR;

EID: 84862790725     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-0744-5     Document Type: Article

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