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Multiphase Operational Microplasma Setup and the Involved Instrumentation Techniques
Chapter 2
Multiphase Operational Microplasma Setup and the Involved Instrumentation Techniques
This chapter is based on:
Lin L, Starostin SA, Li SR, Hessel V. Synthesis of metallic nanoparticles by microplasma (book chapter). Chemistry of Nanomaterials- A Practical Guide. Degruyter Book Series, 2018; DOI: doi.org/10.1515/psr-2017-0121.
Abstract
This chapter introduces the basic information about experimental arrangements, adopted analytical methods and related safety considerations for carrying out the whole research study. It can be divided into three sections: the first section describes the design of the microplasma setup, including its adjustments to accommodate different precursor chemistries and multi- phase operation. Three concepts of the experimental arrangement were discussed, which were further used to study processes based on metallocene precursors (Chapter 3 and Chapter 5), the synthesis of TiN nanoparticles (Chapter 4) and the fabrication of lanthanide-doped nanophosphors and Ag nanoparticles (Chapter 6, Chapter 7 and Chapter 8), respectively. Afterwards, essential characterization methodologies and diagnostic techniques for in-situ microplasma-assisted precursor dissociation as well as ex-situ nanoparticles analysis employed in present study were summarized. Finally, a brief introduction of related safety considerations was provided, aiming to serve as a practical guidance for this emerging technique.
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