TY - JOUR
T1 - Tailoring microplasma nanofabrication
T2 - from nanostructures to nanoarchitectures
AU - Mariotti, D.
AU - Ostrikov, K.
PY - 2009/5/7
Y1 - 2009/5/7
N2 - An innovative approach to fabricate tailored Mo-oxide nanostructures and composite nanoarchitectures using atmospheric microplasmas sustained in a gap between a Mo wire and a Si substrate is reported. It is shown that at smaller gap distances spherical nanoparticles are produced whereas sheet-like structures emerge when the gap is increased. When the wire is consumed continuously, it is possible to synthesize complex nanoarchitectures made of nanoparticles decorated with nanosheets. These processes can be applied for other metal and metal oxide materials and suggest a way to improve control and predictability, common problems in high-yield nanofabrication.
AB - An innovative approach to fabricate tailored Mo-oxide nanostructures and composite nanoarchitectures using atmospheric microplasmas sustained in a gap between a Mo wire and a Si substrate is reported. It is shown that at smaller gap distances spherical nanoparticles are produced whereas sheet-like structures emerge when the gap is increased. When the wire is consumed continuously, it is possible to synthesize complex nanoarchitectures made of nanoparticles decorated with nanosheets. These processes can be applied for other metal and metal oxide materials and suggest a way to improve control and predictability, common problems in high-yield nanofabrication.
KW - Mo-oxide nanostructures
KW - nanoarchitectures
KW - microplasma
KW - nanofabrication
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=65449166495&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1088/0022-3727/42/9/092002
DO - 10.1088/0022-3727/42/9/092002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:65449166495
SN - 0022-3727
VL - 42
JO - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
JF - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
IS - 9
M1 - 092002
ER -