High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 34, Issue 6, 069001(2022)

Liquid plasmas and their applications in nanomaterial synthesis

Lichen Rui1, Zining Pang1, Xuanhe Li1, Jian Shen2, Qing Li3, and Liangliang Lin1,3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
  • 2School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo 315211, China
  • 3Jiangsu Xinri Electric Vehicle Co. Ltd., Wuxi 214106, China
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    Received: Sep. 9, 2021

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    Published Online: Jun. 2, 2022

    The Author Email: Liangliang Lin (linliangliang@jiangnan.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11884/HPLPB202234.210404

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