Cold Plasma-Assisted Nano-Matter Synthesis: Basic Principles and Techniques

To obtain repeatable and reproducible nano-sized clusters, nanotubes, nanorods, and various nanostructures, the fundamental question to be answered is what and how critically the growth parameters are to be controlled. The nano-matter demands a high degree of precision in the growth and process parameters to achieve the desired particle/cluster size. Possible answers to these questions need an understanding of basic nano-thermodynamics and growth kinetics; these topics are dealt with in the next chapter.