A review on determining the refractive index function, thermal accommodation coefficient and evaporation temperature of light-absorbing nanoparticles suspended in the gas phase using the laser-induced incandescence

Abstract

In this review, the possibility of using pulsed, nanosecond laser heating of nanoparticles (NPs) is demonstrated, in order to investigate their thermo-physical properties. This approach is possible because the laser heating produces high NP temperatures that facilitate the observation of their thermal radiation (incandescence). This incandescence depends on the thermo-physical properties of the NPs, such as heat capacity, density, particle size, volume fraction and the refractive index of the particle material, as well as on the heat-mass transfer between the NPs and the surrounding gas media. Thus, the incandescence signal carries information about these properties, which can be extracted by signal analyses. This pulsed laser heating approach is referred to as laser-induced incandescence. Here, we apply this approach to investigate the properties of carbon, metal and carbon-encapsulated Fe NPs. In this review, the recent results of the measurements of the NP refractive index function, thermal energy accommodation coefficient of the NP surface with bath gas molecules and the NP evaporation temperature obtained using laser-induced incandescence are presented and discussed.

Зависимость Температуры Сублимации Образующихся В Пламенах Сажевых Частиц От Их Размеров И Структуры

“…Таким образом, лазерно-индуцированная инкандесценция (ЛИИ) является перспективным методом для исследования теплофизических свойств наночастиц. Известные к настоящему времени измерения температуры сублимации сажевых частиц, измеренные при помощи метода ЛИИ, представлены в обзоре [19]. Исследования углеродных наночастиц, синтезированных при пиролизе углеводородов в ударной трубе [13,17], показали, что температура сублимации увеличивается от 2700 до 3300 K при увеличении размеров частиц от 2 до 12 nm.…”

The dependence of the sublimation temperature of the soot particles formed in the flames on their size and structure

“…Thus, laserinduced incandescence (LII) is a promising technique for the study of thermophysical properties of nanoparticles. The sublimation temperatures of soot particles measured to date using the LII method were reviewed in [19]. The studies of carbon nanoparticles synthesized in the process of pyrolysis of hydrocarbons in a shock tube [13,17] revealed that the sublimation temperature increases from 2700 to 3300 K as particles grow in size from 2 to 12 nm.…”