Preparation of metal nanosuspensions by high-pressure DC-sputtering on running liquids

Wagener, M; Murty, B S; Guenther, B

Title: Preparation of metal nanosuspensions by high-pressure DC-sputtering on running liquids

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A modified VERL-process (vacuum evaporation on running liquids) employing high pressure magnetron sputtering has been used for the preparation of suspensions with metal nanoparticles. The method has been tested for Ag- and Fe-suspensions by varying the pressure of the Argon sputtering atmosphere in the range of 1 to 30 Pa. A narrow particle size distribution with a mean particle size ranging from 5--18 nm has been found. The mean particle size increases with increasing Argon pressure in the pressure range under investigation. A descriptive model for the process of particle formation as a function of sputtering gas pressure is given.

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Wagener, M; Murty, B S; Guenther, B ^[1]

Fraunhofer-Inst. fuer Angewandte Materialforschung, Bremen (Germany)

Publication Date:: Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1997

OSTI Identifier:: 522300

Report Number(s):: CONF-961202-
ISBN 1-55899-361-4; TRN: IM9739%%21

Resource Type:: Book

Resource Relation:: Conference: 1996 Fall meeting of the Materials Research Society (MRS), Boston, MA (United States), 2-6 Dec 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Nanophase and nanocomposite materials 2; Komarneni, S. [ed.] [Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)]; Parker, J.C. [ed.] [Nanophase Technologies Corp., Burr Ridge, IL (United States)]; Wollenberger, H.J. [ed.] [Hahn-Meitner Inst., Berlin (Germany)]; PB: 573 p.; Materials Research Society symposium proceedings, Volume 457

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; SILVER; IRON; SUSPENSIONS; VACUUM EVAPORATION; SPUTTERING; PARTICULATES; LIQUIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE SIZE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; PRECURSOR

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