Published October 31, 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Carbonaceous Particles Production in a Sputtering Discharge

  • 1. Laboratoire PIIM, UMR 6633 CNRS-Universite de Provence, 13397 Marseille (France)

Description

Spherical dust particles have been produced in argon glow discharge by sputtering of a graphite cathode. Their size varies from 40 to 200 nm depending on the distance between the two electrodes and the largest ones have a cauliflower shape. Simulations giving the evolution of the energy distribution of sputtered carbon atoms suggest a mechanism of growth by carbon vapour condensation. The chemical composition and structure of particles have been investigated by infrared spectroscopy and appear to be a complex arrangement of the carbon atoms and hetero-atoms

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
799
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 522-525
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
4. international conference on the physics of dusty plasmas
Dates
13-17 Jun 2005
Place
Orleans (France)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37038276
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARGON; ATOMS; CATHODES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DUSTS; ENERGY SPECTRA; GLOW DISCHARGES; GRAPHITE; INFRARED SPECTRA; PARTICLES; PLASMA; SIMULATION; SPHERICAL CONFIGURATION; SPUTTERING; VAPOR CONDENSATION
Descriptors DEC
CARBON; CONFIGURATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; GASES; MINERALS; NONMETALS; RARE GASES; SPECTRA; SPECTROSCOPY

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(c) 2005 American Institute of Physics