TY - JOUR
T1 - Plasma microreactor in supercritical xenon and its application to diamondoid synthesis
AU - Oshima, F.
AU - Stauss, S.
AU - Ishii, C.
AU - Pai, D. Z.
AU - Terashima, K.
PY - 2012/10/10
Y1 - 2012/10/10
N2 - The generation of plasmas in a microreactor is demonstrated in xenon from atmospheric pressure up to supercritical conditions. Ac high voltage at a frequency of 15kHz was applied across a 25-μm discharge gap between a tungsten wire and a fused silica micro-capillary tube in a coaxial configuration. Using this continuous flow supercritical fluid microreactor, it was possible to synthesize diamantane and other diamondoids up to nonamantane, using adamantane as a precursor and seed. It is anticipated that plasmas generated in supercritical fluid microreactors may not only allow faster fabrication of diamondoids, but also offer opportunities for the fabrication of other nanomaterials.
AB - The generation of plasmas in a microreactor is demonstrated in xenon from atmospheric pressure up to supercritical conditions. Ac high voltage at a frequency of 15kHz was applied across a 25-μm discharge gap between a tungsten wire and a fused silica micro-capillary tube in a coaxial configuration. Using this continuous flow supercritical fluid microreactor, it was possible to synthesize diamantane and other diamondoids up to nonamantane, using adamantane as a precursor and seed. It is anticipated that plasmas generated in supercritical fluid microreactors may not only allow faster fabrication of diamondoids, but also offer opportunities for the fabrication of other nanomaterials.
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U2 - 10.1088/0022-3727/45/40/402003
DO - 10.1088/0022-3727/45/40/402003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84866848214
VL - 45
JO - Journal Physics D: Applied Physics
JF - Journal Physics D: Applied Physics
SN - 0022-3727
IS - 40
M1 - 402003
ER -