Effect of carrier gas composition on transferred arc metal nanoparticle synthesis

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Stein, Matthias ^a   Kiesler, Dennis ^a   Kruis, Frank Einar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Metal nanoparticles; Online characterization; Transferred arc

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FEEDSTOCKS; HEAT FLUX; METALS; PLASMA TORCHES; PROCESS MONITORING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS; ON-LINE CHARACTERIZATION; PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION; SCANNING MOBILITY PARTICLE SIZER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENTS; TRANSFERRED ARCS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION MEASUREMENTS;

METAL NANOPARTICLES;

ARGON; COPPER NANOPARTICLE; HELIUM; HYDROGEN; METAL NANOPARTICLE; NITROGEN; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EVAPORATION; GAS; HEAT TRANSFER; MELTING POINT; NANOFABRICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSFERRED ARC SYNTHESIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84872044979     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-1400-9     Document Type: Article

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