TY - JOUR
T1 - Conditions for effective clustering in a plasma-discharge source identified via Monte-Carlo simulations
AU - Vlachos, D. S.
AU - Xenoulis, A. C.
AU - Tsakalakos, Th
N1 - Funding Information:
This researchw as supportedin part by the Greek Ministry of Developmenut nder contrac#t PENED-1 andb y theI nternationaAlt omicE nergyA gencyu nderc ontrac#t 9386.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - The assumption that the ionization and coagulation of metal particles in a plasma-generating cluster source can be described by the orbital limited motion theory, examined by Monte Carlo calculations, was found inadequate. That assumption cannot firstly predict the modes of cluster ionization observed experimentally. Secondly, the effectiveness of coagulation was found to depend on the initial size of the condensing particles. Specifically, the coagulation of dust particles proceeds in a satisfactory degree. The coagulation of single atoms in a cluster source, however, saturates at about 140 atoms per cluster, in serious underestimation of relevant experimental data.
AB - The assumption that the ionization and coagulation of metal particles in a plasma-generating cluster source can be described by the orbital limited motion theory, examined by Monte Carlo calculations, was found inadequate. That assumption cannot firstly predict the modes of cluster ionization observed experimentally. Secondly, the effectiveness of coagulation was found to depend on the initial size of the condensing particles. Specifically, the coagulation of dust particles proceeds in a satisfactory degree. The coagulation of single atoms in a cluster source, however, saturates at about 140 atoms per cluster, in serious underestimation of relevant experimental data.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0965-9773(99)00277-9
DO - 10.1016/S0965-9773(99)00277-9
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:0032593875
SN - 0965-9773
VL - 12
SP - 959
EP - 962
JO - Nanostructured Materials
JF - Nanostructured Materials
IS - 5
T2 - Proceedings of the 1998 4th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials (NANO '98)
Y2 - 14 June 1998 through 19 June 1998
ER -