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Synthesis of Nanoparticles by Physical Route

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Synthesis and Applications of Nanoparticles

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Development of nanoscience has evoked new technologies both in sample preparation and device fabrication. Synthesis and development of nanoparticles that are synonyms to quantum-confined atom is an important milestone in this pursuit. In recent years, a significant development with advanced improvements has been been made in the synthesis methods of nanomaterials. The nanoparticles can be prepared by using two well-known approaches, i.e., top-down approach and bottom-up approach. This chapter gives an overview of the various physical routes of synthesis of nanoparticles. Various methods of preparing nanomaterials including mechanical milling, sputtering, laser pyrolysis, laser ablation, electron beam evaporation, and nanolithography are discussed in this chapter. As a summary, this chapter describes the main physical routes for nanoparticle synthesis.

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  1. Centre of Nanotechnology, Amity University Haryana, Gurugram, India

    Lucky Krishnia & Atul Thakur

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    Preeti Thakur

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    Atul Thakur

  2. Department of Physics, Amity School of Applied Sciences, Amity University Haryana, Gurugram, Haryana, India

    Preeti Thakur

  3. Science Instrumentation Centre, Amity University Haryana, Gurugram, Haryana, India

    S.M. Paul Khurana

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Krishnia, L., Thakur, P., Thakur, A. (2022). Synthesis of Nanoparticles by Physical Route. In: Thakur, A., Thakur, P., Khurana, S.P. (eds) Synthesis and Applications of Nanoparticles. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6819-7_3

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