Pulsed Laser Ablation of Low-Density Nanoporous Metal Oxides

1998 ◽  
Vol 526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary E. Gimon-Kinsel ◽  
Trinidad Muñoz ◽  
Kenneth J. Balkus

AbstractPulsed laser ablation has been employed to generate thin films of low density metal oxides, including nanoporous molecular sieves. An excimer laser (KrF*, 248 nm) was used to deposit molecular sieve films onto a variety of substrates including polished silicon, platinum, tantalum, titanium nitride, glass, indium-doped tin oxide, copper and Mylar. Recent results for the deposition of microporous UTD-1 and FeAPO-5 as well as mesoporous aluminosilicate MCM-41 and Nb-TMSI molecular sieve films are presented. The order (crystallinity) of the laser deposited films has been shown to be enhanced by a brief post hydrothermal treatment. A vapor phase treatment of the laser deposited FeAPO-5 films allows for increases in film crystallinity without an increase in film thickness. Hydrothermal treatment of laser deposited Nb-TMSI results in “worm hole” pore motif which is new for this composition. Silicate based molecular sieves such as UTD-1 and aluminosilicate MCM-41 require a UV-absorbing guest molecule for laser ablation giving rise to a phenomenon referred to as guest assisted laser ablation (GALA). The molecular sieve films were characterized by x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy.

Author(s):  
Pankaj Koinkar ◽  
Kohei Sasaki ◽  
Tetsuro Katayama ◽  
Akihiro Furube ◽  
Satoshi Sugano

Two dimensional (2D) materials are widely attracting the interest of researchers due to their unique crystal structure and diverse properties. In the present work, tungsten disulfide (WS[Formula: see text] nanorods were synthesized by a simple method of pulsed laser ablation in liquid (PLAL) environment. The prepared WS2 are analyzed by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis) and Raman spectroscopy to confirm the surface morphology, phase and structure. A possible growth mechanism of WS2 is proposed. This study indicates new door for the preparation of 2D materials with specific morphology.


2018 ◽  
Vol 243 ◽  
pp. 00017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daria Goncharova ◽  
Ekaterina Gavrilenko ◽  
Anna Nemoykina ◽  
Valery Svetlichnyi

The paper studies physicochemical and antibacterial properties of ZnO nanoparticles obtained by pulsed laser ablation in water and air. Their composition and structure were studied by X-ray diffraction, transmission and scanning electron microscopy. Antibacterial activity of the nanoparticles was examined by its affection on Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus). The dependence of nanoparticles’ physical and chemical antibacterial properties on the conditions of the ablation was shown. The model materials for the antibacterial bandage were made of cotton, filter paper and biodegradable polymer scaffolds (poly-l-lactide acid), and then they were coated with the obtained ZnO nanoparticles. The model bandage materials were examined by the scanning electron microscopy method and their antibacterial activity (ISO 20743:2013) was determined. High activity of all the samples against S.aureus was proved.


1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 791-794 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Stemmer ◽  
S.K. Streiffer ◽  
W-Y. Hsu ◽  
F. Ernst ◽  
R. Raj ◽  
...  

We have used conventional and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy to investigate the microstruture of epitaxial, ferroelectric PbTiO3 films grown by pulsed laser ablation on (001) MgO single crystals, and on MgO covered with epitaxial Pt or SrTiO3. Pronounced variations are found in the widths and lengths of a-axis-oriented domains in these films, although the volume fraction of a-axis-oriented material varies only weakly for the different types of samples. In addition, the films deposited onto Pt-coated MgO have a larger grain size than those deposited onto bare MgO or SrTiO3/MgO. Possible reasons for the variations in the distribution of a-axis-oriented material in these samples include differences in the elastic properties and electrical conductivities of the different substrate combinations.


2011 ◽  
Vol 415-417 ◽  
pp. 747-750
Author(s):  
Bing Xu ◽  
Ren Guo Song ◽  
Chao Wang

In order to study the effects of laser fluence on silver nanoparticles colloid, the silver nanoparticles colloid was prepared by pulsed laser ablation of silver target for 10min in distilled water at different laser fluence. The particles size,morphologies and absorption spectroscopy of the obtained nanoparticles colloid were characterized by ultraviolet to visible (UV-Vis) spectrometer and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), the average diameter and its distribution were analyzed by Image-ProPlus software. The results shown that the average diameter of the silver nanoparticles prepared at the laser fluence of 4.2J/cm2 was the smallest (D=17.54nm), also, the distribution of particle size was narrowest (=36.86nm) and the morphologies were more homogeneous. It was confirmed that the nanoparticles size and shape could be controlled by pulsed laser ablation parameters.


1992 ◽  
Vol 285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul G. Kotula ◽  
C. Barry Carter

ABSTRACTThe study of oxide solid-state reactions is a natural application for pulsed-laser ablation (PLA) because high quality films of virtually any oxide composition can be fabricated. In this study, the effect of interfacial morphology on reaction kinetics in the model oxide system of nickel oxide (NiO) and alumina (α-Al2O3) is investigated. Thin films of NiO have been grown on single-crystal substrates of basal (0001) α-Al2O3 by PLA in order to study the initial stages of the nickel-aluminate spinel (NiAl2O4) phase transformation. The initial state, a 100 nm NiO film on (0001) α-Al2O3, is characterized with both plan-view and cross-section transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The final state of the spinel reaction layer between the NiO and α-Al2O3 after various heat-treatments is also characterized by the same techniques.


2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 1118-1125 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Bysakh ◽  
K. Mitsuishi ◽  
M. Song ◽  
K. Furuya ◽  
K. Chattopadhyay

Thin films with a nominal composition close to Ti62.5Si37.5 were deposited on NaCl substrate at room temperature by pulsed laser ablation to study the evolution of the intermetallic compound Ti5Si3 using a combination of high-resolution and in situ transmission electron microscopy. The as-deposited amorphous films contain Ti-rich clusters, which influence the phase evolution and the decomposition behavior of the amorphous film. These clusters influence the nucleation of a metastable fcc Ti solid solution (ao = 0.433 nm) with composition richer in Ti than Ti62.5Si37.5 as the first phase to crystallize at 773 K. The Ti5Si3 nanocrystals form later, and even at 1073 K they coexist with fine fcc Ti-rich nanocrystals. Subsequent Ar+ ion-milling of the crystallized film results in a loss of silicon. The composition change leads to the dissolution of the Ti5Si3 nanocrystals and evolution of a new metastable Ti-rich fcc phase (ao= 0.408 nm).


2009 ◽  
Vol 08 (06) ◽  
pp. 589-593 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. B. PHILLIPS ◽  
B. S. SHIVARAM

Utilizing pulsed laser ablation we show that it is possible to grow isolated nanostructures of vanadium whose shape and size are controllable simply by changing the background pressure of an inert gas in the growth chamber. The nanostructures obtained are characterized through scanning electron microscopy measurements. The range of nanostructures obtained by a simple one parameter control suggest that further synthesis of more sophisticated nanoscale composite structures should be possible if multistep growth and processing are employed.


2021 ◽  
Vol 91 (4) ◽  
pp. 649
Author(s):  
А.В. Карабулин ◽  
М.И. Кулиш ◽  
В.И. Матюшенко ◽  
М.Е. Степанов

In this work the cooling of the products of pulsed laser ablation of a tungsten target in vacuum, helium gas and in liquid superfluid helium was investigated by pyrometric measurements. It was shown that quantitative measurements of the characteristics of thermal emission make it possible to clarify the features of the mechanisms of the condensation processes of nanostructures in these media. The obtained data were used to calculate the cross sections of the emitting particles. It was shown that in vacuum mainly submicron particles emit, while in superfluid helium - nanoparticles. The results obtained are confirmed by the data of electron microscopy.


2002 ◽  
Vol 752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhongsheng Deng ◽  
Thomas J. Pisklak ◽  
Kenneth J. Balkus

ABSTRACTThin films of zeolites including silicalite-1, mordenite and UTD-18 have been prepared on stainless steel foil via pulsed laser deposition (PLD). Laser ablation of as-synthesized zeolite targets onto stainless steel foil followed by a post hydrothermal treatment results in partially oriented zeolite thin films. SEM, XRD were used to characterize the zeolite thin films. Preliminary results for multilayercoatings of different zeolites will also be presented.


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