TY - GEN
T1 - Production of size-selected CuxSn1-x nanoclusters
AU - Ayesh, A. I.
AU - Qamhieh, N.
AU - Mahmoud, S. T.
AU - Alawadhi, H.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Composites of copper-tin (CuxSn1-x) nanoclusters were synthesized using the magnetron dc sputtering gas-condensation technique. Targets with controlled ratios of Sn to Cu were used to produce Cu xSn1-x with different compositions. The effects on the nanocluster size and yield of the sputtering discharge power, inert gas flow rate, and aggregation length were investigated using a quadrupole mass filter. The sputtering discharge power was optimized to maximize the nanocluster yield. The results show that as the inert gas flow rate increases the nanocluster size increases and then decreases. These dependences could be understood in terms of the dominant nanocluster production mechanisms. This work demonstrates the ability of controlling the CuxSn1-x nanoclusters' size and composition by optimizing the source operation conditions.
AB - Composites of copper-tin (CuxSn1-x) nanoclusters were synthesized using the magnetron dc sputtering gas-condensation technique. Targets with controlled ratios of Sn to Cu were used to produce Cu xSn1-x with different compositions. The effects on the nanocluster size and yield of the sputtering discharge power, inert gas flow rate, and aggregation length were investigated using a quadrupole mass filter. The sputtering discharge power was optimized to maximize the nanocluster yield. The results show that as the inert gas flow rate increases the nanocluster size increases and then decreases. These dependences could be understood in terms of the dominant nanocluster production mechanisms. This work demonstrates the ability of controlling the CuxSn1-x nanoclusters' size and composition by optimizing the source operation conditions.
KW - CuSn nanoclusters
KW - Nanocluster size selection
KW - Sputtering
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U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.295-297.70
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.295-297.70
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79960814881
SN - 9783037851944
T3 - Advanced Materials Research
SP - 70
EP - 73
BT - Manufacturing Science and Technology
T2 - 2011 International Conference on Advanced Engineering Materials and Technology, AEMT 2011
Y2 - 29 July 2011 through 31 July 2011
ER -