Generation of nanoparticles with adjustable size and controlled stoichiometry: recent advances

L Martínez, M Díaz, E Román, M Ruano, D Llamosa P… - Langmuir, 2012 - ACS Publications
We present a bottom-up fabrication route based on the sputtering gas aggregation source
that allows the generation of nanoparticles with controllable and tunable chemical …

Surface characterization of nanomaterials and nanoparticles: Important needs and challenging opportunities

DR Baer, MH Engelhard, GE Johnson… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
This review examines characterization challenges inherently associated with understanding
nanomaterials and the roles surface and interface characterization methods can play in …

Bridging the gas and condensed phases for metal-atom encapsulating silicon-and germanium-cage superatoms: electrical properties of assembled superatoms

T Yokoyama, A Nakajima - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
With the development of nanocluster (NC) synthesis methods in the gas phase, atomically
precise NCs composed of a finite number of metal and semiconductor atoms have emerged …

Soft landing of bare nanoparticles with controlled size, composition, and morphology

GE Johnson, R Colby, J Laskin - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Physical synthesis employing magnetron sputtering and gas aggregation in a modified
commercial source has been coupled with size-selection and ion soft landing to prepare …

Design and performance of a high-flux electrospray ionization source for ion soft landing

KDD Gunaratne, V Prabhakaran, YM Ibrahim… - Analyst, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
We report the design and evaluation of a new high-intensity electrospray ionization source
for ion soft-landing experiments. The source incorporates a dual ion funnel, which enables …

Soft landing of complex ions for studies in catalysis and energy storage

J Laskin, GE Johnson… - The Journal of Physical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Immobilization of complex molecules and clusters on supports plays an important role in a
variety of disciplines including materials science, catalysis, and biochemistry. In particular …

Influence of source parameters on the growth of metal nanoparticles by sputter-gas-aggregation

M Khojasteh, VV Kresin - Applied Nanoscience, 2017 - Springer
We describe the production of size-selected manganese nanoclusters using a magnetron
sputtering/aggregation source. Since nanoparticle production is sensitive to a range of …

Precisely controlled fabrication, manipulation and in-situ analysis of Cu based nanoparticles

L Martínez, K Lauwaet, G Santoro, JM Sobrado… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
The increasing demand for nanostructured materials is mainly motivated by their key role in
a wide variety of technologically relevant fields such as biomedicine, green sustainable …

Ag/C: F Antibacterial and hydrophobic nanocomposite coatings

O Kylián, J Kratochvíl, M Petr, A Kuzminova… - Functional Materials …, 2017 - World Scientific
Silver-based nanomaterials that exhibit antibacterial character are intensively studied as
they represent promising weapon against multi-drug resistant bacteria. Equally important …

Soft landing of bare PtRu nanoparticles for electrochemical reduction of oxygen

GE Johnson, R Colby, M Engelhard, D Moon, J Laskin - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Magnetron sputtering of two independent Pt and Ru targets coupled with inert gas
aggregation in a modified commercial source has been combined with soft landing of mass …