Silicon nanoparticle sysnthesis through thermal catalytic pyrolysis

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dc.contributor.advisorHärting, Margiten_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorBritton, David Ten_ZA
dc.contributor.authorScriba, Manfred Ren_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T20:12:18Z
dc.date.available2014-08-13T20:12:18Z
dc.date.issued2006en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractNanoparticles are considered as fundamental building blocks of nanotechnology and, silicon nanoparticles in particular, will form the basis of applications in single electron transistors, floating gate memory devices, solid state lighting, chemical sensors and flexible electronics, including solar cells and luminescent materials, printed on paper. A remaining key challenge however in the development of applications is the reproducible and reliable production of nanomaterial in sufficient quantities. Historically nanoparticles have been manufactured by top-down approaches such as milling, laser ablation or etching, and bottom-up synthesis such as colloidal chemistry and gas phase pyrolysis. The chemical processes in the latter are generally equivalent to those in the chemical vapour deposition (CVD) of compact films. Due to its simplicity and the relatively straight-forward construction of the hot wire chemical vapour deposition (HWCVD) reactor, this method is further investigated as a suitable route to nanoparticle production. The objective of this research is thus to produce Si nanoparticles (powder) in sufficient quantities, through thermal catalytic pyrolysis, while maintaining control of the important properties namely size, size distribution, composition and crystallinity.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationScriba, M. R. (2006). <i>Silicon nanoparticle sysnthesis through thermal catalytic pyrolysis</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6550en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationScriba, Manfred R. <i>"Silicon nanoparticle sysnthesis through thermal catalytic pyrolysis."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6550en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationScriba, M. 2006. Silicon nanoparticle sysnthesis through thermal catalytic pyrolysis. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Scriba, Manfred R AB - Nanoparticles are considered as fundamental building blocks of nanotechnology and, silicon nanoparticles in particular, will form the basis of applications in single electron transistors, floating gate memory devices, solid state lighting, chemical sensors and flexible electronics, including solar cells and luminescent materials, printed on paper. A remaining key challenge however in the development of applications is the reproducible and reliable production of nanomaterial in sufficient quantities. Historically nanoparticles have been manufactured by top-down approaches such as milling, laser ablation or etching, and bottom-up synthesis such as colloidal chemistry and gas phase pyrolysis. The chemical processes in the latter are generally equivalent to those in the chemical vapour deposition (CVD) of compact films. Due to its simplicity and the relatively straight-forward construction of the hot wire chemical vapour deposition (HWCVD) reactor, this method is further investigated as a suitable route to nanoparticle production. The objective of this research is thus to produce Si nanoparticles (powder) in sufficient quantities, through thermal catalytic pyrolysis, while maintaining control of the important properties namely size, size distribution, composition and crystallinity. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 T1 - Silicon nanoparticle sysnthesis through thermal catalytic pyrolysis TI - Silicon nanoparticle sysnthesis through thermal catalytic pyrolysis UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6550 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6550
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationScriba MR. Silicon nanoparticle sysnthesis through thermal catalytic pyrolysis. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics, 2006 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6550en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Physicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPhysicsen_ZA
dc.titleSilicon nanoparticle sysnthesis through thermal catalytic pyrolysisen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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