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

The unique plasma-specific features and physical phenomena in the organization of
nanoscale soild-state systems in a broad range of elemental composition, structure, and …

Concerns over possible toxicities of conventional metal-containing quantum dots have
inspired growing research interests in colloidal silicon nanocrystals (SiNCs), or silicon …

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

The underlying physics of the application of low-temperature, low-pressure reactive plasmas
in various nanoassembly processes is described. From the viewpoint of the “cause and …

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

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

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

The need for miniaturized and high-performance devices has attracted enormous attention
to the development of quantum silicon nanowires. However, the preparation of abundant …

Si nanowires (NWs) were synthesized by using a vapor–liquid–solid (VLS) method by using
standard chemical vapor deposition (CVD).[1–4] With the purpose of revealing the intrinsic …