Nebulization of Nanocolloidal Suspensions for the Growth of Nanocomposite Coatings in Dielectric Barrier Discharges

Autor: Nicolas Gherardi, Luc Stafford, Anja Koronai, Jean-Bernard Blaisot, O. Levasseur, Jacopo Profili
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Plasma Processes and Polymers. 13:981-989
ISSN: 1612-8850
DOI: 10.1002/ppap.201500223
Popis: The nebulization of colloidal suspensions is analyzed by dynamic light scattering, scanning, and transmission electron microscopies. While primary agglomeration can be important for many nanoparticle-solvent couples, our results indicate that for TiO2 nanoparticles dispersed in water, secondary agglomeration also occurs during nebulization. When nebulization is realized immediately after sustaining a plane-to-plane dielectric barrier discharge at atmospheric pressure, the collection efficiency of TiO2 nanoparticles increases due to the presence of a remanent electric field between the two electrodes. Finally, these findings are used to deposit SiO2–TiO2 nanocomposite thin films by alternating the deposition of dense silica-like layers in a Townsend discharge and the collection of TiO2 nanoparticles through nebulization of the nanocolloidal suspension.
Databáze: OpenAIRE