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Formation of Core-Shell Nanoparticles by Laser Ablation of Copper and Brass in Liquids

Journal Solid State Phenomena (Volume 106)
Volume From Nanopowders to Functional Materials
Edited by Radu Robert Piticescu, Witold Lojkowski and John R. Blizzard
Pages 23-26
DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.106.23
Online since September, 2005
Authors P.V. Kazakevich, A.V. Simakin, V.V. Voronov, G.A. Shafeev, D. Starikov, A. Bensaoula
Keywords Core-Shell Nanoparticles, Laser Ablation, Plasmon Resonance
Abstract Experimental results are presented on the ablation of copper and brass targets in a liquid environment: ethanol, acetone, or water by irradiation with either a pulsed copper vapour laser (0.51 μm) or a pulsed Nd:YAG laser (1.06 μm). The ablated material was ejected into the surrounding liquid as nanoparticles of average size 20 nm. The nanoparticle composition depends on the nature of the liquid. Ablation of 60%Cu, 40%Zn brass in ethanol results in formation of core-shell nanoparticles. Brass nanoparticles were characterized by a well-defined plasmon peak at 510-520 nm.
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