Title: Obtaining of copper nanoparticles in combined RF+DC discharge plasma

Authors: R.E. Zhumadylov; A.T. Zhunisbekov; T.S. Ramazanov; S.A. Orazbayev; M.T. Gabdullin

Addresses: National Nanotechnology Laboratory of the Open Type, Al-Farabi KazNU, al-Farabi St. 71, 050040, Almaty, Kazakhstan ' Institute of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, Al-Farabi KazNU, al-Farabi St. 71, 050040, Almaty, Kazakhstan ' Institute of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, Al-Farabi KazNU, al-Farabi St. 71, 050040, Almaty, Kazakhstan ' National Nanotechnology Laboratory of the Open Type, Al-Farabi KazNU, al-Farabi St. 71, 050040, Almaty, Kazakhstan ' JSC "KBTU", Tole bi St. 59, 050000, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Abstract: Copper nanoparticles attract great attention as a subject of research because of their well-known properties, such as good conductivity, antibacterial and catalytic effects, etc. They are used in many different fields such as medicine, electronics, scientific research, etc. There are various methods for obtaining Cu nanoparticles, chemical, electrochemical, sonochemical, etc. These methods often lead to contamination, including nanoparticles. In this work, a combined HF + DC discharge was used to obtain copper nanoparticles. The optimal plasma parameters for the synthesis of copper nanoparticles were determined. Methods for the synthesis of copper nanoparticles and the dependence of their growth on the plasma parameters and the DC voltage were developed and investigated. The nanoparticles obtained were characterised by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The synthesised nanoparticles consist of Cu nanoparticles having a spherical shape with a diameter from 60 nm to 300 nm.

Keywords: nanoparticles; copper nanoparticles; nanomaterials; RF plasma; gas discharges.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2019.102407

International Journal of Nanotechnology, 2019 Vol.16 No.1/2/3, pp.204 - 210

Published online: 23 Sep 2019 *

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