Introducing dusty plasma particle growth of nanospherical titanium dioxide
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| author | Ramkorun, Bhavesh Jain, Swapneal Taba, Adib Mahjouri-Samani, Masoud Miller, Michael E. Thakur, Saikat C. Thomas Jr., Edward Comes, Ryan B. |
| author_facet | Ramkorun, Bhavesh Jain, Swapneal Taba, Adib Mahjouri-Samani, Masoud Miller, Michael E. Thakur, Saikat C. Thomas Jr., Edward Comes, Ryan B. |
| contents | In dusty plasma environments, the spontaneous growth of nanoparticles from reactive gases has been extensively studied for over three decades, primarily focusing on hydrocarbons and silicate particles. Here, we introduce the growth of titanium dioxide, a wide band gap semiconductor, as dusty plasma nanoparticles. The resultant particles exhibited a spherical morphology and reached a maximum homogeneous radius of 230 $\pm$ 17 nm after an elapsed time of 70 seconds. The particle grew linearly and the growth displayed a cyclic behavior; that is, upon reaching their maximum radius, the largest particles fell out of the plasma, and a new growth cycle immediately followed. The particles were collected after being grown for different amounts of time and imaged using scanning electron microscopy. Further characterization was carried out using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy to elucidate the chemical composition and crystalline properties of the maximally sized particles. Initially, the as-grown particles after 70 seconds exhibited an amorphous structure. However, annealing treatments at temperatures of 400 $^\circ$C and 800 $^\circ$C induced crystallization, yielding anatase and rutile phases, respectively. Notably, annealing at 600 $^\circ$C resulted in a mixed phase of anatase and rutile. These findings open new avenues for a rapid and controlled growth technique of titanium dioxide as dusty plasma. |
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| spellingShingle | Introducing dusty plasma particle growth of nanospherical titanium dioxide Ramkorun, Bhavesh Jain, Swapneal Taba, Adib Mahjouri-Samani, Masoud Miller, Michael E. Thakur, Saikat C. Thomas Jr., Edward Comes, Ryan B. Plasma Physics Materials Science In dusty plasma environments, the spontaneous growth of nanoparticles from reactive gases has been extensively studied for over three decades, primarily focusing on hydrocarbons and silicate particles. Here, we introduce the growth of titanium dioxide, a wide band gap semiconductor, as dusty plasma nanoparticles. The resultant particles exhibited a spherical morphology and reached a maximum homogeneous radius of 230 $\pm$ 17 nm after an elapsed time of 70 seconds. The particle grew linearly and the growth displayed a cyclic behavior; that is, upon reaching their maximum radius, the largest particles fell out of the plasma, and a new growth cycle immediately followed. The particles were collected after being grown for different amounts of time and imaged using scanning electron microscopy. Further characterization was carried out using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy to elucidate the chemical composition and crystalline properties of the maximally sized particles. Initially, the as-grown particles after 70 seconds exhibited an amorphous structure. However, annealing treatments at temperatures of 400 $^\circ$C and 800 $^\circ$C induced crystallization, yielding anatase and rutile phases, respectively. Notably, annealing at 600 $^\circ$C resulted in a mixed phase of anatase and rutile. These findings open new avenues for a rapid and controlled growth technique of titanium dioxide as dusty plasma. |
| title | Introducing dusty plasma particle growth of nanospherical titanium dioxide |
| topic | Plasma Physics Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.17521 |