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This paper presents results on the synthesis of germanium nanocrystals in electric arc discharge. During the synthesis, the surface of a germanium anode was heated to the state of surface boiling. Atoms of vaporized germanium were deposited on the surface of a copper substrate. The resulting sample was examined with an electron microscope. The deposited material was shaped as crystalline nanospheres (nanocrystals) with a size ranging from 20 to 200 nm.
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The study was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and Republic of Tatarstan’s Administration, project no. 18-43-160005 r_a.
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Timerkaev, B.A., Shakirov, B.R., Kaleeva, A.A. et al. Arc-Assisted Synthesis of Germanium Nanocrystals in Argon. High Energy Chem 55, 402–406 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0018143921050106
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