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Selected Journals

  1. V. Nemchinsky, S. Musikhin, Y. Raitses. " Simulation of metal nanoparticles growth in methane atmosphere of arc discharge: Comparison to experiment", .Phys.D:Appl.Phys. in press, (2024)
  2. V. S. Santosh K. Kondeti, S. Yatom, I. Romadanov, Y. Raitses, L. Dorf, A. Khomenko. " Report on laser-induced fluorescence transitions relevant for the microelectronics industry and sustainability applications", J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 42, (2024)
  3. S. Musikhin, V. Nemchinsky, Y. Raitses. " Growth of metal nanoparticles in hydrocarbon atmosphere of arc discharge", Nanotechnology. 35, (2024)
  4. I. Romadanov, Y. Raitses. " A confocal laser-induced fluorescence diagnostic with an annular laser beam", Rev. Sci. Instrum. 94, (2023)
  5. M. Schneider, Y. Raitses, S. Yatom. " Schottky effect on the wavelength threshold for the photo-detachment from charged metallic nanoparticles", (correction), J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys 56, (2023)
  6. N. S. Chopra, Y. Raitses, S. Yatom, J. M. Munoz Burgos. " Determination of positive anode sheath in anodic carbon arc for synthesis of nanomaterials", J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys 55, (2021)
  7. Y. Barsukov, O. Dwivedi, I. Kaganovich, S. Jubin, A. Khrabry, S. Ethier. " Boron nitride nanotube precursor formation during high-temperature synthesis: kinetic and thermodynamic modelling", Nanotechnology 32, (2021)
  8. F. Zhao, Y. Raitses, X. Yang, A. Tan, C. G. Tully " High hydrogen coverage on graphene via low temperature plasma with applied magnetic field", Carbon 177, (2021)
  9. S. Yatom and Y. Raitses "Characterization of plasma and gas-phasechemistry during boron-nitride nanomaterialsynthesis by laser-ablation of boron-rich targets", Phys. Chem., (2020)
  10. A. Khrabry, I. D. Kaganovich, A. Khodak, V. Vekselman, and T. Huang. "Analytical model of low and high ablation regimes in carbon arcs", J. Appl. Phys. 128, (2020)
  11. M. Tacu, A. Khrabry, and I. D. Kaganovich "Convenient analytical formula for cluster mean diameter and diameter dispersion after nucleation burst", Phys. Rev. E.102, 2 (2020)
  12. J. Chen, A. Khrabry, I.D. Kaganovich, A. Khodak, V. Vekselman, H. -P. Li "Validated two-dimensional modeling of short carbon arcs: Anode and cathode spots", Phys. Plasmas 27, 8 (2020)
  13. V. Vekselman, Y. Raitses, and M. N. Shneider "Growth of nanoparticles in dynamic plasma", Phys. Rev. E 99, 063205 (2019)
  14. A. Khrabry, I. D. Kaganovich, S. Yatom, V. Vekselman, J. Radic-Peric, J. Rodman, and Y. Raitses "Determining the gas composition for the growth of BNNTs using a thermodynamic approach", Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 21, 13268-13286 (2019)
  15. T. Liu, K. Premasiri, Y. Sui, X. Zhan, H. A. B. Mustafa, O. Akkus,C. A. Zorman, X. P. A. Gao and R. M. Sankaran "Direct, Transfer-Free Growth of Large-Area Hexagonal Boron Nitride Films by Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Film Conversion (PECFC) of Printable, Solution-Processed Ammonia Borane", ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 10, 43936-43945 (2018)
  16. B. Santra, H.Y. Ko, Y.W. Yeh, F. Martelli, I. Kaganovich,Y. Raitses and R. Car "Root-growth of boron nitride nanotubes:experiments and ab initio simulations", Nanoscale 10, 22223-22230 (2018)
  17. B. Stratton, A. Gerakis, I. Kaganovich, M. Keidar, A. Khrabry, J. Mitrani, Y. Raitses, M. Shneider, V. Vekselman and S. Yatom "In Situ Diagnostics for Plasma Synthesis of Nanomaterials", Plasma Sources Science and Technology (2018)
  18. S. Yatom, A. Khrabry, J. Mitrani, A. Khodak, I. Kaganovich, V. Vekselman, B. Stratton and Y. Raitses "Synthesis of nanoparticles in carbon arc: measurements and modeling", MRS. Comm. (2018)
  19. P. S. Krstic, L. Han, S. Irle and H. Nakai, "Simulations of the synthesis of boron-nitride nanostructures in a hot, high pressure gas volume", Chem. Sci. 9, 3803 (2018)
  20. V. Vekselman, A. Khrabry, I. Kaganovich, B. Stratton, R. S. Selinsky and Y. Raitses, "Quantitative imaging of carbon dimer precursor for nanomaterial synthesis in the carbon arc", Plasma Sources Sci. T. 27, 025008 (2018)
  21. V. Nemchinsky and A. Khrabry, "Effect of polarization forces on carbon deposition on a non-spherical nanoparticle. Monte Carlo simulations", Phys. Plasmas 25, 023501 (2018)
  22. A. Gerakis, Y.-W. Yeh, M. N. Shneider, J. M. Mitrani, B. C. Stratton, and Y. Raitses, " Four-Wave-Mixing Approach to In Situ Detection of Nanoparticles", Phys. Rev. Appl. 9, 014031 (2018)
  23. A. Khrabry, I. D. Kaganovich, V. Nemchinsky, and A. Khodak, " Investigation of the short argon arc with hot anode. I. Numerical simulations of non-equilibrium effects in the near-electrode regions", Phys. Plasmas 25, 013521 (2018)
  24. A. Khrabry, I. D. Kaganovich, V. Nemchinsky, and A. Khodak, " Investigation of the short argon arc with hot anode. II. Analytical model", Phys. Plasmas 25, 013522 (2018)
  25. P. Krstic and L. Han, " Can Hydrogen Catalyze Transitions between h-BN and c-BN in Volume Plasma?", The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2017).
  26. X. Q. Fang, X. Cheng, Y. Zhang, L. G. Zhang, and M. Keidar, " Single-step synthesis of carbon encapsulated magnetic nanoparticles in arc plasma and potential biomedical applications", J. Colloid Interf. Sci. 509, 414-421 (2018).
  27. S. Yatom, R. S. Selinsky, B. E. Koel, and Y. Raitses, "“Synthesis-on” and “synthesis-off” modes of carbon arc operation during synthesis of carbon nanotubes", Carbon 125, 336-343 (2017)
  28. F. K. Popov and M. N. Shneider, "Sound produced by an oscillating arc in a high-pressure gas", J. Appl. Phys. 122, 053303 (2017)
  29. Y. W. Yeh, Y. Raitses, B. E. Koel and N. Yao, "Stable synthesis of few-layered boron nitride nanotubes by anodic arc discharge", Sci. Rep. 7, 3075 (2017) & supplemental materials
  30. A. Shashurin, X. Fang, D. Zemlyanov and M. Keidar, " Substrate Independent Approach for Synthesis of Graphene Platelet Networks", Nanotechnology 28, 255604 (2017)
  31. V. Vekselman , M. Feurer, T. Huang, B. Stratton and Y. Raitses, "Complex structure of the carbon arc discharge for synthesis of nanotubes", Plasma Sources Sci. T. 26, 065019 (2017)
  32. S. Yatom, J. Bak, A. Khrabryi, and Y. Raitses, "Detection of nanoparticles in carbon arc discharge with laser-induced incandescence", Carbon 117, 154 (2017)
  33. A. Gerakis, M. N. Shneider, B. C. Stratton, and Y. Raitses, "An all-optical, in situ diagnostic for large molecule and nanoparticle detection", Proc. SPIE, 10093; (2017)
  34. L. Han, P. Krstic, I. Kaganovich, and R. Car, "Migration of a carbon adatom on a charged single-walled carbon nanotube", Carbon 116, 174 (2017)
  35. L. Han and P. Krstic, "A path for synthesis of boron-nitride nanostructures in volume of arc plasma", Nanotechnology, 28, 07LT01 (2017)
  36. B. Santra, M. N. Shneider and R. Car, "In situ Characterization of Nanoparticles Using Rayleigh Scattering", Sci. Rep.-UK 7, 40230 (2017)
  37. M. N. Shneider, "Cross-sections for neutral atoms and molecules collisions with charged spherical nanoparticle", Phys. Plasmas 23, 124503 (2016)
  38. M. N. Shneider, "Polarization forces in the vicinity of nanoparticles in weakly ionized plasma", Phys. Plasmas 23, 094505 (2016)
  39. S. Gershman and Y. Raitses, "Unstable behavior of anodic arc discharge for synthesis of nanomaterials", J. Phys. D. Appl. Phys. 49, 345201 (2016).
  40. A. Gerakis, M. N. Shneider and B. C. Stratton, " Remote-sensing gas measurements with coherent Rayleigh-Brillouin scattering", Appl. Phys. Lett. 109, 031112 (2016).
  41. X. Q. Fang, A. Shashurin, G. Teel, and M. Keidar, " Determining synthesis region of the single wall carbon nanotubes in arc plasma volume", Carbon 107, 273 (2016).
  42. Y. W. Yeh, Y. Raitses, and N. Yao, " Structural variations of the cathode deposit in the carbon arc", Carbon 105, 490 (2016).
  43. V. Nemchinskiy and Y. Raitses, " Anode sheath transition in an anodic arc for synthesis of nanomaterials", Plasma Sources Sci. T. 25, 035003 (2016).
  44. J. M. Mitrani, M. N. Shneider, B. C. Stratton, and Y. Raitses, " Modeling thermionic emission from laser-heated nanoparticles", Appl. Phys. Lett., 108, 054101 (2016)
  45. A. Shashurin and M. Keidar, "Synthesis of 2D materials in arc plasmas", J. Phys. D. Appl. Phys. 48, 314007 (2015)
  46. S. Ghosh, T. Liu, M. Bilici, J. Cole, I-M. Huang, D. Staack, D. Mariotti, and R. Sankaran, " Atmospheric-pressure dielectric barrier discharge with capillary injection for gas-phase nanoparticle synthesis", J. Phys. D. Appl. Phys. 48, 314003 (2015)
  47. M. N. Shneider, "Carbon nanoparticles in the radiation field of the stationary arc discharge",Phys. Plasmas 22, 073303 (2015)
  48. V. Nemchinskiy and Y. Raitses, "Atmospheric pressure arc discharge with ablating graphite anode", J. Phys. D. Appl. Phys. 48, 245202, (2015)
  49. J. Ng and Y. Raitses, "Self-organisation processes in the carbon arc for nanosynthesis", J. Appl. Phys. 117, 063303 (2015)
  50. J. M. Mitrani and M. N. Shneider, "Time-resolved laser-induced incadesence from multiwalled carbon nanotubes in air", Appl. Phys. Lett. 106, 043102 (2015)
  51. X. Fang, J. Donahue, A. Shashurin, and M. Keidar, "Plasma-based graphene functionalization in glow discharge", Graphene 4, 1 (2015)
  52. J. Ng and Y. Raitses, " Role of the cathode deposit in the carbon arc for the synthesis of nanomaterials", Carbon 77, 80 (2014)
  53. A. J. Knoll, P. Luan, E. A. J. Bartis, C. Hart, Y. Raitses, and G. S. Oehrlein, "Real time characterization of polymer surface modifications by an atmospheric-pressure plasma jet: Electrically coupled versus remote mode", Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 171601 (2014)
  54. J. Fetterman, Y. Raitses, and M. Keidar, " Enhanced ablation of small anodes in a carbon nanotube arc plasma", Carbon 46, 1322 (2008)
  55. O. Volotskova,I. Levchenko,A. Shashurin, Y. Raitses, K. Ostrikov and M. Keidar, " Single-step synthesis and magnetic separation of graphene and carbon nanotubes in arc discharge plasmas", Nanoscale 2, 2281 (2010)
  56. M. Keidar, A. Shashurin, O. Volotskova, Y. Raitses, and I. I. Beilis, " Mechanism of carbon nanostructure synthesis in arc plasma", Carbon 17,057101 (2010)
  57. I. Levchenko, O. Volotskova, A. Shashurin, Y. Raitses, K. Ostrikov, M. Keidar, " The large-scale production of graphene flakes using magnetically-enhanced arc discharge between carbon electrodes", Carbon 46, 4556 (2008)

Selected Presentations

  1. S. Musikhin, V. Nemchinsky, H.Gu, B. E. Koel, Y. Raitses "Arc discharge in methane with metal electrodes: Synthesis of metal catalyst and carbon nanomaterials", 2024 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit, Boston, Massachusetts, December 1-6, 2024
  2. Stanislav Musikhin, Valerian Nemchinsky, Hengfei Gu, Bruce E. Koel, Yevgeny Raitses "Synthesis of nanostructures in a carbon arc discharge", 77th Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference (GEC), San Diego, California, September 30 - October 4, 2024
  3. Stanislav Musikhin, Valerian Nemchinsky, Yevgeny Raitses "2D 2-color pyrometry in methane arc discharge", 10th International Workshop on Laser-Induced Incandescence, Muskoka, Canada, June 24 - June 27, 2024
  4. Valerian Nemchinsky, Yevgeny Raitses, Stanislav Musikhin "Formation and growth of ultra-fine catalyst clusters near an evaporating metallic surface", 76th Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference (GEC), Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 9 - October 13, 2023
  5. Stanislav Musikhin, Yevgeny Raitses, Valerian Nemchinsky "Studies of synthesis of ultra-fine nanoparticles using metal arc discharge", 76th Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference (GEC), Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 9 - October 13, 2023
  6. Yevgeny Raitses, Vladislav Vekselman, Shurik Yatom, Alexandros Gerakis, Yao-Wen Yeh, Mikhail Shneider, Alexander Khrabry, Brent Stratton, Igor Kaganovich and Michael Keidar "Synthesis of nanostructures in a carbon arc discharge,"23rd International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry (ISPC), Montréal, Canada, July 30 - August 4, 2017
  7. Alexander Khrabry, Andrei Khodak, Igor Kaganovich, Vladislav Vekselman, Valerian Nemchinsky, " Self-Consistent Numerical Simulation of Carbon Arc for Nanoparticle Synthesis,"44th International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS), Atlantic City, NJ, May 21-25, 2017
  8. Vladislav Vekselman, Brentley Stratton, Yevgeny Raitses, "Complex structure of the carbon arc discharge for nanomaterail synthesis,"44th International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS), Atlantic City, NJ, May 21-25, 2017
  9. A. Gerakis, M.N. Shneider, B.C. Stratton & Y. Raitses, "An all-optical, in situ diagnostic for large molecule and nanoparticle detection", SPIE Photonics West, 2017
  10. M. N. Shneider, "Carbon Nanoparticles in the Radiation and Acoustic fields in the Vicinity of the Arc Discharge," 54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA SciTech Forum, (AIAA 2016-1693)
  11. Vladislav Vekselman, Brentley Stratton, Yevgeny Raitses, "Optical emission spectroscopy of carbon arc for nanomaterial synthesis," 57th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Savannah, GA, November 16–20, 2015
  12. Yevgeny Raitses, "Synergistic roles of plasma and material processes in arc synthesis of nanomaterials," Synthesis and Processing Science Principal Investigators’ Meeting, Gaithersburg, MD, November 2-4, 2015
  13. Yevgeny Raitses, Jonathan Ng, Valerian Nemchinsky, Yao-Wen Yeh, Sophia Gershman, Vlad Vekselman, "Ablation and deposition processes in carbon arc discharge for nanosynthesis," The 68th Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference/9th International Conference on Reactive Plasmas/33rd Symposium on Plasma Processing, Honolulu, HI, October, 2015
  14. James Mitrani, "Laser Diagnostics in Combustion," Gordon Research Conference, Waterville Valley, NH, August 9-14, 2015
  15. Yevgeny Raitses, "Plasma synthesis of nanomaterials: A joint challenge of plasma and materials sciences," Plasma Science and Fusion Center Seminar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, March, 2015
  16. James Mitrani, M. Shneider, Yao-Wen Yeh, S. Patel, Brentley Stratton, and Yevgeny Raitses, "Laser-induced incandescence diagnostic for in situ monitoring of nanoparticle synthesis in an atmospheric plasma,", American Vacuum Society 61st International Symposium and Exhibtion, Baltimore, MD, November, 2014
  17. Yevgeny Raitses, Jonathan Ng, Yao-Wen-Yeh, Synergy of Plasma and Material Processes in Atmospheric Pressure Carbon Arcs," The 5th International Conference on Plasma Nanoscience (iPlasma Nano-V), Malaga, Spain, October, 2014
  18. James Mitrani, M. Shneider, Yao-Wen Yeh, S. Patel, Brentley Stratton, and Yevgeny Raitses, "Laser-induced incandescence diagnostic for in situ monitoring of nanoparticle synthesis in an atmospheric plasma," 56th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, New Orleans, LA, October, 2014
  19. Jonathan Ng and Yevgeny Raitses, "Self-organisation processes in carbon arc discharge for nanosynthesis," The 4th International Conference on Plasma Nanoscience (iPlasma Nano-IV), Asilomar, CA, August, 2014


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