The continuation of this project is aimed in the investigation of (1) the effect of hetero-atom incorporation into carbon nanoparticles, (2) the influence of nucleation seeds on carbon condensation, and (3) the possibilities for nucleation of nano-diamond structures. The condensation processes and the resulting microstructure as well as the optical properties of the particles will be studied in detail in order to improve our understanding of analogous cosmic nanoparticles.

Results of previous project phase

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