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Article Dans Une Revue Applied Physics Letters Année : 2009

Nanoparticle plasma ejected directly from solid copper by localized microwaves

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A plasma column ejected directly from solid copper by localized microwaves is studied. The effect stems from an induced hotspot that melts and emits ionized copper vapors as a confined fire column. Nanoparticles of ~20-120 nm size were revealed in the ejected column by in situ small-angle x-ray scattering. Optical spectroscopy confirmed the dominance of copper particles in the plasma column originating directly from the copper substrate. Nano- and macroparticles of copper were verified also by ex situ scanning electron microscopy. The direct conversion of solid metals to nanoparticles is demonstrated and various applications are proposed.

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hal-00662650 , version 1 (24-01-2012)

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Eli Jerby, Alexander Golts, Yariv Shamir, Sheferaw Wonde, Brian J.B.A. Mitchell, et al.. Nanoparticle plasma ejected directly from solid copper by localized microwaves. Applied Physics Letters, 2009, 95 (19), pp.1501-1501-3. ⟨10.1063/1.3259781⟩. ⟨hal-00662650⟩
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