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Nanoparticles and nanotubes induced by femtosecond lasers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2005

S. ELIEZER ,
N. ELIAZ ,
E. GROSSMAN ,
D. FISHER ,
I. GOUZMAN ,
Z. HENIS ,
S. PECKER ,
Y. HOROVITZ ,
M. FRAENKEL  and
S. MAMAN
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S. ELIEZER
Affiliation:
Soreq NRC, Yavne, Israel Institute of Nuclear Fusion, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
N. ELIAZ
Affiliation:
Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
E. GROSSMAN
Affiliation:
Soreq NRC, Yavne, Israel
D. FISHER
Affiliation:
Soreq NRC, Yavne, Israel Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
I. GOUZMAN
Affiliation:
Soreq NRC, Yavne, Israel
Z. HENIS
Affiliation:
Soreq NRC, Yavne, Israel
S. PECKER
Affiliation:
Soreq NRC, Yavne, Israel
Y. HOROVITZ
Affiliation:
Soreq NRC, Yavne, Israel
M. FRAENKEL
Affiliation:
Soreq NRC, Yavne, Israel
S. MAMAN
Affiliation:
Soreq NRC, Yavne, Israel
V. EZERSKY
Affiliation:
Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel
D. ELIEZER
Affiliation:
Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel
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Abstract

In this paper, we suggest the creation of a nanoparticles and nanotubes by using the interaction of a femtosecond laser with a solid target in a vacuum. A simple model is used to predict the optimal target and the laser parameters for the production of efficient nanoparticles. At the Soreq laboratory, experiments are performed with aluminium and carbon targets using a femtosecond laser. The irradiated targets are composed of either a thin layer of aluminium or of carbon, deposited on a transparent heat-insulating glass substrate. The nanoparticle debris is collected on a silicone wafer for X-ray diffraction (XRD), for scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and for atomic force microscopy (AFM). For transmission electron microscopy (TEM), the debris is caught on a copper grid covered on one side with a carbon membrane. Our experiments confirm the creation of crystal nanoparticles for aluminium and nanotubes for carbon experiments.

Keywords

Femtosecond lasersNanoparticlesNanotubes
Type
Research Article
Information
Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , March 2005 , pp. 15 - 19
Copyright
2005 Cambridge University Press

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