Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol.180, No.2, 574-577, 1996
Production of Contact-Free Nanoparticles by Aerosol Process - Dependence of Particle-Size on Gas-Pressure
Experiments were made to determine the dependence of the size of contact-free nanoparticles produced by aerosol process on gas pressure. The particles were collected as contact-free dispesoids in hexane with a cationic surfactant, and the geometric mean sizes were below 10 nm in diameter, It was found that the size increased linearly as the pressure was raised from 0.04 to 1.43 kPa for Ag, Bi, Cu, and Te. Similar slopes were obtained for the linear function between size and gas pressure except for Te.