Laser Ablation in Liquids: Principles and Applications in the Preparation of Nanomaterials

ISBN-13: 9789814310956 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 1192 str.

Guowei Yang

Opis

This book focuses on the fundamental concepts and physical and chemical aspects of pulsed laser ablation of solid targets in liquid environments and its applications in the preparation of nanomaterials and fabrication of nanostructures. The areas of focus include basic thermodynamic and kinetic processes of laser ablation in liquids, and its applications in metal and metal oxides nanocrystals synthesis and semiconductor nanostructures fabrication. The book comprises theoretical and experimental analysis of laser ablation in liquids, research methods, and preparation techniques.

Spis treści

Mechanisms of Laser-Induced Self-Organization of Nano and Micro Structures of Surface Relief in Air and in Liquid Environment. Computer Models of Laser Ablation in Liquids. Thermodynamic and Kinetic Approaches of Diamond and Related Nanomaterials Formed by Laser Ablation in Liquid. Preparation of NPs Using Laser Ablation in Liquids: Fundamental Aspects and Efficient Utilization. Dynamics of Liquid-Phase Laser-Ablation. Emission Spectroscopy of Laser Ablation Plume in Liquid. Formation of Nanoparticles under Laser Ablation of Solids in Liquids. Semiconductor Nanoparticles by Laser Ablation in Liquid: Synthesis Assembly and Properties. Carbon-Based Nano-Materials Obtained by Laser Ablation in Liquids and Other Plasma Processes in High-Density Environments. Fabrication of Inorganic Compound Nanostructures by Laser Irradiation in Liquid: Oxides, Hydroxides, Carbides, etc. Laser Ablation in Flowing Liquid. Nanoparticle Generation by Laser Ablation in Liquid and Supercritical Fluid. Synthesis of Nanostructures via Long-Pulse-Duration Laser Ablation in Liquid Media. Pulsed Laser Ablation Synthesis and Modification of Composite Nanoparticles in Liquids. Complex Nanostructures Growth Based on Laser Ablation in Liquid and Sequential Self-Assembly Process. Nanostructures’ Formation under Laser Ablation of Solids in Liquids. From Nanocrystal Synthesis to Nanomanufacturing: Laser Ablation in Liquid. Laser Induced Breakdown in Liquid and Solid–liquid Interface. Laser-Induced Backside Wet Etching: Processes, Results, and Applications.

O autorze

Guowei Yang received his Ph.D. in materials physics and chemistry at Tsinghua University of China in 2000. He held a postdoctoral position at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, before joining the materials science faculty at Sun Yat-sen University, China, in 2002, where he is currently a full professor of materials physics and chemistry. His research interests include thermodynamic nucleation and kinetic growth of metastable phase at the nanometer scale, synthesis of nanocrystals and nanostructures with metastable structures and shapes under moderate conditions, and surface and interface of nanomaterials system.