Laser-induced incandescence (LII) is a widely used combustion diagnostic for in situ
measurements of soot primary particle sizes and volume fractions in flames, exhaust gases …

Driven by the innate tendency of the system to attain a local energy minimum, self-
organization enables the creation of complex systems out of relatively simple parts and …

Molecular dynamics with reactive interatomic potentials is the only computationally feasible
approach for modeling at the atomistic level the formation of carbon nanoparticles from gas …

Coagulation growth kinetics of nanoparticles in plasma is affected by interparticle
electrostatic forces due to the charging phenomenon. In stationary plasmas, unipolar …

Pulsed arc discharges can improve arc control and tailor the ablation process in the
production of 1D and 2D nanostructures from carbon anodes. In this work, low-dimensional …

Carbon nanotips and nanowhiskers were produced through etching of an amorphous
carbon layer (ACL) by controlling the plasma environment. Discharge types and different …

In this work, solid targets made from boron and boron nitride (BN) materials are ablated by a
nanosecond pulsed laser at sub-atmospheric pressures of nitrogen and helium gases. The …

Graphite ablation by an electric arc or a laser/solar flux is widely used for the synthesis of
carbon nanomaterials. Previously, it was observed in multiple arc experiments that the …

Plasma technology is actively used for nanoparticle synthesis and modification. All plasma
techniques share the ambition of providing high quality, nanostructured materials with full …

Electric arc synthesis enables the fabrication of materials in the form of metal nanoparticles
packed into a carbon matrix, which separates the nanoparticles, preventing them from …