In-situ small-angle x-ray scattering study of nanoparticles in the plasma plume induced by pulsed laser irradiation of metallic targets

Journal Article · Mon Apr 16 00:00:00 EDT 2012 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4703930· OSTI ID:22025523

Lavisse, L; Jouvard, J -M; Girault, M; Potin, V; Andrzejewski, H; Marco de Lucas, M C; Bourgeois, S ^[1]; Le Garrec, J -L; Carles, S; Mitchell, J B. A. ^[2]; Hallo, L ^[3]; Perez, J ^[4]; Decloux, J ^[5]

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1. Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne (ICB), UMR 6303 CNRS-Universite de Bourgogne, 9 Avenue A. Savary, BP 47870-21078 Dijon Cedex (France)
2. Institut de Physique de Rennes, UMR 6251 CNRS-Universite de Rennes 1, 35042 Rennes Cedex (France)
3. CEA CESTA, 15 Avenue des Sablieres CS 60001, 33116 Le Barp Cedex (France)
4. Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, F-91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex (France)
5. Kaluti System, Optique et Laser, Centre Scientifique d'Orsay, 91400 Orsay (France)

Small angle x-ray scattering was used to probe in-situ the formation of nanoparticles in the plasma plume generated by pulsed laser irradiation of a titanium metal surface under atmospheric conditions. The size and morphology of the nanoparticles were characterized as function of laser irradiance. Two families of nanoparticles were identified with sizes on the order of 10 and 70 nm, respectively. These results were confirmed by ex-situ transmission electron microscopy experiments.

• OSTI ID: 22025523
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 100, Issue 16; Other Information: (c) 2012 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
LASER RADIATION
LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA
MORPHOLOGY
NANOSTRUCTURES
PARTICLE SIZE
PARTICLES
PLASMA
RADIANT FLUX DENSITY
SMALL ANGLE SCATTERING
SURFACES
TITANIUM
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
X-RAY DIFFRACTION