Laser-material interaction during atom probe tomography of oxides with embedded metal nanoparticles

Shinde, D.; Arnoldi, L.; Devaraj, A.; Vella, A.

doi:10.1063/1.4966122

Title: Laser-material interaction during atom probe tomography of oxides with embedded metal nanoparticles

Journal Article · Fri Oct 28 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4966122· OSTI ID:1339868

Shinde, D. ^[1]; Arnoldi, L. ^[1]; Devaraj, A. ^[2]; Vella, A. ^[1]

Univ. et INSA de Rouen - UMR CNRS 6634 - Normandie Univ., Saint Etienne du Rouvray (France)
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Here, oxide-supported metal nano-particles are of great interest in catalysis but also in the development of new large-spectrum-absorption materials. The design of such nano materials requires three-dimensional characterization with a high spatial resolution and elemental selectivity. The laser assisted Atom Probe Tomography (La-APT) presents both these capacities if an accurate understanding of laser-material interaction is developed. In this paper, we focus on the fundamental physics of field evaporation as a function of sample geometry, laser power, and DC electric field for Au nanoparticles embedded in MgO. By understanding the laser-material interaction through experiments and a theoretical model of heat diffusion inside the sample after the interaction with laser pulse, we point out the physical origin of the noise and determine the conditions to reduce it by more than one order of magnitude, improving the sensitivity of the La-APT for metal-dielectric composites.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1339868

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-122789; 49075

Journal Information:: Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 120, Issue 16; ISSN 0021-8979

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Country of Publication:: United States

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