title: Morphological control of laser-synthesized silicon nanoparticles.
abstract: Size and crystallinity controlled silicon nanoparticles were prepared by a laser ablation, in situ annealing and mobility size-selection with a differential mobility analyzer (DMA). The shape and crystal structure of generated particles were observed by a transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Both densification of agglomerates and crystal growth of the particles were observed. The size of silicon primary particle was increased by the annealing, and the uniformity of the particle classified at 10 nm was improved as a result.
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Advanced Manufacturing on Nanoscale Science and Engineering, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Namiki 1-2-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8564, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirasawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aya
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005246:Feedback; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007834:Lasers; D008832:Microchemistry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009038:Motion; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010316:Particle Size; D011786:Quality Control; D012825:Silicon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000528:radiation effects*
chemical_list: D012825:Silicon