On the formation of Na nanoparticles in femtosecond-laser irradiated glasses

Journal Article · Mon Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3346858· OSTI ID:21476168

Nan, Jiang; Dong, Su; Spence, John C. H. ^[1]; Jianrong, Qiu ^[2]

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1. Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1504 (United States)
2. State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University, Hongzhou 310027 (China)

This work discusses the response of Na to both high-energy electrons and femtosecond-laser (fs-laser) pulses in the soda-lime glass. The evidence for different responses of Na to high-energy electron irradiation between glasses with and without fs-laser irradiation suggests that the chemical and/or physical states of Na in the fs-laser irradiated glass are different from those in the original glass. Fs-laser pulses in the glass may be able to neutralize Na, which may form clusters. These results suggest that close attention should be paid to the defects associated with Na when optical or physical data are interpreted in fs-laser irradiated Na glasses.

• OSTI ID: 21476168
• Journal Information: Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 107, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3346858; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0021-8979
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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