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Generration of titanium-oxide nanoparticles in liquid using a high-power high-brightness continuous-wave fiber laser
Abdolvand, Amin; Khan, S Z; Yuan, Y; Crouse, P L; Schmidt, Marc; Sharp, M; Liu, Z; Li, Lin
Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing. 2008;91:365-368.
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Abstract
Previous studies on laser-assisted nanomaterial formation in liquids have focused on using pulsed laser ablation of metals. We report, for the first time to our knowledge, the fabrication of nanoparticles via high-power high-brightness continuous-wave fiber laser ablation of titanium in liquids. Analysis revealed the generation of spherical nanoparticles of titanium-oxide ranging mainly between 5nm and 60nm in diameter. A mechanism of formation for crystallized nanoparticles, based on the self-organized pulsations of the evaporated metal, is proposed. This may account for the observed substantial efficiency gain owing to the high average power and brightness of the source.
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