Spark discharge generator as a stable and reliable nanoparticle synthesis device: Analysis of the impact of process and circuit variables on the characteristics of synthesized nanoparticles

Gas-to-nanotextile: high-performance materials from floating 1D nanoparticles

“…This enables large control over particle size distribution and position on the substrate. For the floating catalyst, the nanoparticles are formed as an aerosol either via chemical means such as in situ decomposition of catalyst precursors (e.g., ferrocene), 21 or by physical means, including the formation of an aerosol through thermal evaporation 16 or spark discharge 65 of the catalyst material before entry into the FCCVD reactor. 66,67 These aerosol methods produce catalyst particles with a broad size distribution.…”