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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Direct High-Power Microwave Interaction with a Zinc Wire: A Novel Route to Crystalline ZnO Nanopowders Synthesis.

George Mogildea, Marian Mogildea, Sorin I Zgura, Natalia Mihailescu, Doina Craciun, Valentin Craciun, Oana Brincoveanu, Alexandra Mocanu, Vasilica Tucureanu, Cosmin Romanitan and 3 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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George MogildeaInstitute of Space Science-INFLPR, 077125 Magurele, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-3344-5885
Marian MogildeaInstitute of Space Science-INFLPR, 077125 Magurele, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1042-7828
Sorin I ZguraInstitute of Space Science-INFLPR, 077125 Magurele, Romania.
Natalia MihailescuNational Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 077125 Magurele, Romania.
Doina CraciunNational Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 077125 Magurele, Romania.
Valentin CraciunNational Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, 077125 Magurele, Romania.
Oana BrincoveanuNational Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies, 077190 Voluntari, Romania.
Alexandra MocanuNational Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies, 077190 Voluntari, Romania.
Vasilica TucureanuNational Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies, 077190 Voluntari, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2502-3981
Cosmin RomanitanNational Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies, 077190 Voluntari, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5615-6624
Alexandru ParaschivRomanian Research and Development Institute for Gas Turbines, 061126 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1300-322X
Bogdan S VasileNational Research Center for Micro and Nanomaterials, Bucharest National Polytechnic University of Science and Technology, 060042 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-2267-6453
Catalin-Daniel ConstantinescuAix-Marseille Université, CNRS, LP3 UMR 7341, 13009 Marseille, France.ORCID 0000-0002-8237-1758

Funding

Romanian Ministry of Scientific Research, Innovation and Digitalization LAPLAS VII, no. 30N/2023, project 2307-µNanoEl contract no. 8N/03.01.2023, project ELI 15/2024,National Platform for Semiconductor Technologies,"contract no. G 2024-85828/390008/27.11.2024, SMIS code 304244
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Abstract

We present a novel approach for the synthesis of crystalline zinc oxide (ZnO) nanopowders based on the direct interaction of high-power microwave radiation with a zinc wire in atmospheric air. The process utilizes a localized microwave-induced plasma to rapidly vaporize the metal, followed by oxidation and condensation, resulting in the deposition of ZnO nanostructures on glass substrates. Plasma diagnostics confirmed the generation of a plasma in local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE), characterized by high electron temperatures. Optical emission spectroscopy highlighted atomic species such as ZnI, ZnII, OI, OII, and NI, as well as molecular species including OH, N

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MicrowavesNanowiresZincZinc OxideCrystallizationX-Ray DiffractionZincZinc OxidemicrowavesnanoparticlesplasmaZnO

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PMCPMC12469659

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