https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2015-60097-4
Regular Article
Synthesis of flower-like tungsten nanoparticles by magnetron sputtering combined with gas aggregation
1 National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Atomistilor 409 str., 077125 Magurele, Romania
2 National Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 105bis str., 077125 Magurele, Romania
3 CEA, IRFM, 13108 Saint Paul lez Durance, France
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e-mail: dinescug@infim.ro
Received: 13 February 2015
Received in final form: 30 April 2015
Published online: 23 June 2015
We present the synthesis of tungsten nanoparticles using a gas aggregation cluster source based on a magnetron sputtering discharge. The nanoparticles have sizes between 70 and 100 nm and a dendritic morphology, with branches emerging from the center and evolving in a flower-like pattern. Structural investigations revealed the presence of α-W and residual β-W crystalline phases. Post deposition oxidation of the nanoparticles is also investigated.
Key words: Clusters and Nanostructures
© EDP Sciences, Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag 2015
