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Title: Spectroscopic study of carbonaceous dust particles grown in benzene plasma

Abstract

Carbonaceous dust particles have been synthesized from benzene using an rf glow discharge. Scanning electron microscope inspection revealed that the plasma-synthesized dust particles can be classified into two types. Shell-structured dust particles showed a wide size distribution from 3 to40 {mu}m. The other type, with different degrees of aggregation, appeared to be dense and spherical with a very distinctive yellow color and size distribution from 100 nm to 2 {mu}m. Analyses using micro-Raman and Fourier transform infrared microscopy indicated that the main components of the dust particles are polyphenyls and hydrogenated amorphous carbon (HAC). The luminescence background in Raman spectra and the infrared C-H stretching vibrational features observed around 3.4 {mu}m for the dust particles are attributed to HAC. The formation mechanisms and spectroscopic characterization of carbonaceous dust particles are discussed.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Center for Nano-technology, and R and D Center for Membrane Technology, Chung Yuan Christian University, 200 Jongbei Road, Jhongli City, Taoyuan County, 32023, Taiwan (China)
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OSTI Identifier:
20979404
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Journal Article
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Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics; Journal Volume: 101; Journal Issue: 11; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2732426; (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; AGGLOMERATION; AMORPHOUS STATE; BENZENE; CARBON; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COATINGS; COLOR; DUSTS; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; GLOW DISCHARGES; HIGH-FREQUENCY DISCHARGES; HYDROGEN; INFRARED SPECTRA; PARTICLES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PLASMA; POLYPHENYLS; RAMAN SPECTRA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

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Lee, Szetsen, Chen, H.-F., and Chin, C.-J.. Spectroscopic study of carbonaceous dust particles grown in benzene plasma. United States: N. p., 2007. Web. doi:10.1063/1.2732426.
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Lee, Szetsen, Chen, H.-F., & Chin, C.-J.. Spectroscopic study of carbonaceous dust particles grown in benzene plasma. United States. doi:10.1063/1.2732426.
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@article{osti_20979404,
title = {Spectroscopic study of carbonaceous dust particles grown in benzene plasma},
author = {Lee, Szetsen and Chen, H.-F. and Chin, C.-J.},
abstractNote = {Carbonaceous dust particles have been synthesized from benzene using an rf glow discharge. Scanning electron microscope inspection revealed that the plasma-synthesized dust particles can be classified into two types. Shell-structured dust particles showed a wide size distribution from 3 to40 {mu}m. The other type, with different degrees of aggregation, appeared to be dense and spherical with a very distinctive yellow color and size distribution from 100 nm to 2 {mu}m. Analyses using micro-Raman and Fourier transform infrared microscopy indicated that the main components of the dust particles are polyphenyls and hydrogenated amorphous carbon (HAC). The luminescence background in Raman spectra and the infrared C-H stretching vibrational features observed around 3.4 {mu}m for the dust particles are attributed to HAC. The formation mechanisms and spectroscopic characterization of carbonaceous dust particles are discussed.},
doi = {10.1063/1.2732426},
journal = {Journal of Applied Physics},
number = 11,
volume = 101,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2007},
month = {Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2007}
}
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