Title :
High-Speed Observation of Alumina Vapor Progress in DC Arc Plasma for Synthesizing Nanoparticles
Author :
Iwata, Mikimasa ; Adachi, Kazuo
Author_Institution :
Central Res. Inst. of Electr. Power Ind., Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
Nanoparticles (NPs) are used as smart materials in some industrial areas. The methods that utilize arc plasma are a good choice in terms of raising production rate of NPs. In this paper, alumina NPs are synthesized from alumina bulk by transferred-type dc arc plasma, and a high-speed observation of the alumina vapor in the arc plasma is carried out in order to investigate on the evaporation behavior of the alumina bulk.
Keywords :
alumina; arcs (electric); evaporation; high-speed techniques; nanofabrication; nanoparticles; plasma diagnostics; plasma materials processing; Al2O3; alumina bulk; alumina nanoparticles; alumina vapor; evaporation behavior; high-speed observation; industrial areas; nanoparticle production rate; smart materials; transferred-type dc arc plasma; Anodes; Argon; Cathodes; Plasmas; Production; Raw materials; Arc discharges; dc; high-speed observation; nanotechnology; plasma applications;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2011.2129581
