Title :
Optical Diagnostics of Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Synthesis in Microwave Oxygen Plasma
Author :
SÌŒniÌrer, Miroslav ; Zelina, Peter ; Kudrle, Vit
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. Electron., Masaryk Univ., Brno, Czech Republic
Abstract :
Iron oxide nanoparticle synthesis in microwave plasma is studied by optical diagnostics. The arrangement of the plasma reactor results in well-defined reactant mixing, which makes different parts of the reaction zone clearly observable. Besides the reaction zone, digital imaging also reveals the presence of heated nanoparticles. The optical emission spectroscopy is used to determine important plasma parameters.
Keywords :
iron compounds; nanofabrication; nanoparticles; oxygen; plasma diagnostics; plasma materials processing; Fe2O3; O2; digital imaging; iron oxide nanoparticle synthesis; microwave oxygen plasma; optical diagnostics; optical emission spectroscopy; plasma parameters; plasma reactor arrangement; reactant mixing; reaction zone; Electromagnetic heating; Iron; Microwave imaging; Microwave theory and techniques; Nanoparticles; Optical imaging; Plasmas; Nanotechnology; optical spectroscopy; plasma CVD; plasma materials processing applications; plasma materials processing applications.;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2014.2321995