Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys. 30, 107-112 (2005)
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap:2005016

Formation of nanoparticles during double-pulse laser ablation of metals in liquids

Institute of Molecular and Atomic Physics National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 70 Scaryna Av., 220072 Minsk, Belarus

Corresponding author: tarasenk@imaph.bas-net.by

Received: 28 July 2004
Revised: 15 November 2004
Accepted: 17 December 2004
Published online: 4 March 2005

Abstract

Pulsed laser ablation of metal samples in liquid environments by using a combination of two laser beams has been examined in order to clarify a possibility of the formation of size-selected nanoparticles with controlled dimensions. It has been shown that double-pulse laser ablation technique in transparent liquids can be a good choice for fabrication of stable metal nanoparticles where an efficiency of ablation process can be increased and the wider range of a controllable variation of the mean diameter of the fabricated particles can be achieved.