Nonthermal plasmas have emerged as a viable synthesis technique for nanocrystal
materials. Inherently solvent and ligand-free, nonthermal plasmas offer the ability to …

Semiconductor nanocrystals have attracted considerable interest for a wide range of
applications including light-emitting devices and displays, photovoltaic cells, nanoelectronic …

Methods and apparatus for producing nanoparticles, including single-crystal semiconductor
nanoparticles, are provided. The methods include the step of generating a constricted …

The following sections are included: Self-organized Plasma-Particle States Dust-plasma
sheath as a self-organized structure Dust voids: observations and main mechanisms …

An overview of dynamic self-organization phenomena in complex ionized gas systems,
associated physical phenomena, and industrial applications is presented. The most recent …

A new, facile, general one-phase synthesis for thiol-functionalized gold, palladium, and
iridium nanoparticles, using tetrahydrofuran (THF) as the solvent and lithium …

Raman spectroscopy is recognized as a powerful technique for the characterization of Si
structures. As is well known, the Raman spectrum for amorphous Si a-Si: H is characterized …

Silicon nanocrystals have been widely investigated for several years because of their many
interesting properties and their potential use in several applications. This field has grown …

Nanoparticles produced in low-temperature plasmas (LTPs) are often found with crystalline
structure, which suggests rather high temperatures during synthesis. This even applies to …

Over the years dust particles formed in plasmas and used for microelectronic technologies
were considered as an important source of irremediable defects. They grow in the gas …