Size-controlled growth of nanoparticles in a highly ionized pulsed plasma
Copper nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized using a high power pulsed hollow cathode technique and the produced NPs were studied as a function of pulse parameters, i.e., frequency, peak current, and pulse width. It was found that the particle size can be altered in a range from 10 to 40 nm by changi...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Applied physics letters 2013-01, Vol.102 (3), p.033108 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Copper nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized using a high power pulsed hollow cathode technique and the produced NPs were studied as a function of pulse parameters, i.e., frequency, peak current, and pulse width. It was found that the particle size can be altered in a range from 10 to 40 nm by changing any one of the pulse parameters. The mechanisms of NP synthesis with respect to a pulsed discharge and a high degree of ionization of the sputtered material are discussed. |
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ISSN: | 0003-6951 1077-3118 1077-3118 |
DOI: | 10.1063/1.4788739 |