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Thousand-fold speedup of discrete-particle-based computer-aided reactor design and scale-up

Lu L., Benyahia S., National Energy Technology Laboratory, US

Particulate matter is the second most manipulated material in industry after water and has been observed and studied by scientists and engineers since the earliest of human civilization. In fact, we commonly distinguish between the [...]

Fabrication of size-tunable gold nanoparticles using plasmid DNA as a biomolecular reactor

Samson J., Piscopo I., Yampolsky A., Nahirney P., Parpas A., Toschi A., Drain C.M., Hunter College of CUNY, US

Plasmid DNA has proven to be a successful template/mold for the formation of metallic nanoparticles because it is readily available, inexpensive, and malleable i.e. it can exist in different topologies. Using different plasmid DNA species [...]

Synthesis of highly-doped silicon and germanium nanoparticles in a low-pressure plasma-reactor for thermoelectric and solar applications

Grimm H., Petermann N., Gupta A., Wiggers H., University of Duisburg-Essen, DE

Microwave-plasma induced thermal decomposition of gaseous precursors like germane (GeH4) and silane (SiH4) is used to synthesize semiconductor nanoparticles for thermoelectric and thermal applications. P and n-doping can be achieved by mixing silane and germane [...]