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A Review on Pulsed Laser Preparation of Nanocomposites in Liquids and Their Applications in Photocatalysis. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12121532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The purpose of photocatalysis is to realize the conversion between solar energy and chemical energy, and it is essential to develop a high-performance photocatalyst under visible-light irradiation. The conventional methods for photocatalyst preparation are mainly wet chemical routes, and abundant yields can be obtained. However, the products are not neat and accompanied by chemical groups and impurities, which are not beneficial for the enhancement of photocatalytic performance. In recent years, as a powerful tool for nanomaterial fabrication, pulsed laser heating in a liquid medium has been utilized to prepare a variety of nanocomposites. Products with synergistic effects and high crystallinity can be rapidly prepared under pulsed laser selective heating, which is beneficial for obtaining more effective photocatalytic performance. In this review, the typical characteristics of pulsed laser heating in liquids and their prepared nanocomposites for photocatalytic applications are summarized. This review not only highlights the innovative works of pulsed-laser-prepared nanocomposites in liquids for photocatalysis but also briefly introduces the specific challenges and prospects of this field.
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Zhang C, Zhang Y, Liu J, Ye Y, Chen Q, Liang C. Laser irradiation synthesized carbon encapsulating ultrafine transition metal nanoparticles for highly efficient oxygen evolution. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.117007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Shakeri MS, Polit O, Grabowska-Polanowska B, Pyatenko A, Suchanek K, Dulski M, Gurgul J, Swiatkowska-Warkocka Z. Solvent-particles interactions during composite particles formation by pulsed laser melting of α-Fe 2O 3. Sci Rep 2022; 12:11950. [PMID: 35831334 PMCID: PMC9279393 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-15729-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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This work thoroughly investigates chemical solvent-particles interactions during the formation of composite particles by pulsed laser melting of α-Fe2O3. Two solvents, with different dielectric constants, such as ethyl acetate (εr = 6) and ethanol (εr = 24.6), were examined in terms of their effect on the morphology, size, and phase composition of iron oxide composites. We calculated the laser fluence curves using the heating-melting-evaporation approach to identify the critical particle size that undergoes the phase changes first. We assessed the temperature of the particles irradiated with 390 mJ/pulse.cm2 in both solvents, including the heat dissipation between the particles and the liquid. The phase diagram of the Fe-O-C-H system was calculated to determine the temperature-pressure relationship of the system in equilibrium. We also employed an in situ GC-MS analysis to identify the volatile products during irradiation. Based on our experimental results, we concluded that the final diameter of the composites increases from 400 to 600 nm, along with the decreasing dielectric constant of the solvent, which is related to the different polarization of the organic liquid and the degree of particle agglomeration. The reduction of hematite in ethanol proceeded much faster, ending up with Fe/FeCx, while in ethyl acetate, it ended up with Fe3O4. Among all the particles, those with a diameter of 200 nm have the highest temperature and undergo the phase transition first. The temperature of a 200 nm composite particle in ethanol is slightly lower than in ethyl acetate, i.e. 1870 K as compared to 1902 K. Phase equilibrium diagrams proved the existence of Fe, FeO, and Fe3O4 as the preferred phases at about 1900 K. Our research provides a new insight into the process of submicron particle formation during pulsed laser irradiation and allows proposing a mechanism for the growth of particles of different size and phase composition depending on the solvent.
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- M S Shakeri
- Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-31342, Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-31342, Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Technology and Life Sciences-National Research Institute, Al. Hrabska 3, 05-090, Raszyn, Poland
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- The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8560, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Cracow University of Technology, Podchorążych 1, 30-084, Kraków, Poland
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- University of Silesia, 40-007, Katowice, Poland
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- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, 30-239, Krakow, Poland
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Jian J, Wang S, Ye Q, Li F, Su G, Liu W, Qu C, Liu F, Li C, Jia L, Novikov AA, Vinokurov VA, Harvey DHS, Shchukin D, Friedrich D, van de Krol R, Wang H. Activating a Semiconductor-Liquid Junction via Laser-Derived Dual Interfacial Layers for Boosted Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2201140. [PMID: 35244311 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202201140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The semiconductor-liquid junction (SCLJ), the dominant place in photoelectrochemical (PEC) catalysis, determines the interfacial activity and stability of photoelectrodes, whcih directly affects the viability of PEC hydrogen generation. Though efforts dedicated in past decades, a challenge remains regarding creating a synchronously active and stable SCLJ, owing to the technical hurdles of simultaneously overlaying the two advantages. The present work demonstrates that creating an SCLJ with a unique configuration of the dual interfacial layers can yield BiVO4 photoanodes with synchronously boosted photoelectrochemical activity and operational stability, with values located at the top in the records of such photoelectrodes. The bespoke dual interfacial layers, accessed via grafting laser-generated carbon dots with phenolic hydroxyl groups (LGCDs-PHGs), are experimentally verified effective, not only in generating the uniform layer of LGCDs with covalent anchoring for inhibited photocorrosion, but also in activating, respectively, the charge separation and transfer in each layer for boosted charge-carrier kinetics, resulting in FeNiOOH-LGCDs-PHGs-MBVO photoanodes with a dual configuration with the photocurrent density of 6.08 mA cm-2 @ 1.23 VRHE , and operational stability up to 120 h @ 1.23 VRHE . Further work exploring LGCDs-PHGs from catecholic molecules warrants the proposed strategy as being a universal alternative for addressing the interfacial charge-carrier kinetics and operational stability of semiconductor photoelectrodes.
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- Jie Jian
- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Analytical and Testing Center, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Chongqing Innovation Center, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Chongqing, 401135, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Analytical and Testing Center, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Chongqing Innovation Center, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Chongqing, 401135, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Analytical and Testing Center, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Chongqing Innovation Center, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Chongqing, 401135, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Analytical and Testing Center, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Chongqing Innovation Center, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Chongqing, 401135, P. R. China
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- Nano and Heterogeneous Materials Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210094, P. R. China
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- Nano and Heterogeneous Materials Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210094, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Analytical and Testing Center, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Chongqing Innovation Center, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Chongqing, 401135, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Analytical and Testing Center, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Chongqing Innovation Center, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Chongqing, 401135, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, National Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 620 West Chang'an Street, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710119, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, National Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 620 West Chang'an Street, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710119, P. R. China
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- Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, Gubkin University, 65/1 Leninsky prospect, Moscow, 19991, Russia
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- Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, Gubkin University, 65/1 Leninsky prospect, Moscow, 19991, Russia
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- Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZF, UK
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- Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZF, UK
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- Institute for Solar Fuels, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Solar Fuels, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109, Berlin, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Analytical and Testing Center, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Chongqing Innovation Center, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Chongqing, 401135, P. R. China
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Yoshihara H, Koshizaki N, Yamauchi Y, Ishikawa Y. Size distribution evolution and viscosity effect on spherical submicrometer particle generation process by pulsed laser melting in liquid. POWDER TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Fracture and Embedment Behavior of Brittle Submicrometer Spherical Particles Fabricated by Pulsed Laser Melting in Liquid Using a Scanning Electron Microscope Nanoindenter. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11092201. [PMID: 34578517 PMCID: PMC8464678 DOI: 10.3390/nano11092201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Generally, hard ceramic carbide particles, such as B4C and TiC, are angulated, and particle size control below the micrometer scale is difficult owing to their hardness. However, submicrometer particles (SMPs) with spherical shape can be experimentally fabricated, even for hard carbides, via instantaneous pulsed laser heating of raw particles dispersed in a liquid (pulsed laser melting in liquid). The spherical shape of the particles is important for mechanical applications as it can directly transfer the mechanical force without any loss from one side to the other. To evaluate the potential of such particles for mechanical applications, SMPs were compressed on various substrates using a diamond tip in a scanning electron microscope. The mechanical behaviors of SMPs were then examined from the obtained load-displacement curves. Particles were fractured on hard substrates, such as SiC, and fracture strength was estimated to be in the GPa range, which is larger than their corresponding bulk bending strength and is 10-40% of their ideal strength, as calculated using the density-functional theory. Contrarily, particles can be embedded into soft substrates, such as Si and Al, and the local hardness of the substrate can be estimated from the load-displacement curves as a nanoscale Brinell hardness measurement.
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Suehara K, Takai R, Ishikawa Y, Koshizaki N, Omura K, Nagata H, Yamauchi Y. Reduction Mechanism of Transition Metal Oxide Particles in Thermally Induced Nanobubbles during Pulsed Laser Melting in Ethanol. Chemphyschem 2021; 22:675-683. [PMID: 33496376 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202001000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Revised: 01/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Pulsed laser melting in liquid (PLML) is a technique to fabricate spherical submicrometer particles (SMPs) wherein nanosecond pulsed laser (several tens to several hundreds of mJ pulse-1 cm-2 ) irradiates raw particles dispersed in liquid. Raw particles are transiently heated above the melting point to form spherical particles, which enables pulsed heating of surrounding liquid to form thermally induced bubbles by liquid vaporization. These transient bubbles play an important role as a thermal barrier to rapidly heat the particle. Reduced SMPs are generated from raw metal-oxide nanoparticles by PLML process in ethanol. This reduction cannot be explained by high-temperature thermal decomposition, but by mediation of molecules decomposed from ethanol. Computational simulations of ethanol decomposition by pulsed heating for 100 ns at the temperature 1000-4000 K revealed that ethylene is generated as the main product. Gibbs free energies of oxide reduction reactions mediated by ethylene greatly decreased compared to those without ethylene mediation. This explanation can be applied to reductive SMP formation from various transition metal oxides by PLML.
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- Kentaro Suehara
- Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8628, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8628, Japan
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- Nanomaterials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 5, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8565, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8628, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8628, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8628, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8628, Japan
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Yu H, Zhao W, Ren L, Wang H, Guo P, Yang X, Ye Q, Shchukin D, Du Y, Dou S, Wang H. Laser-Generated Supranano Liquid Metal as Efficient Electron Mediator in Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e2001571. [PMID: 32643839 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202001571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Creating colloids of liquid metal with tailored dimensions has been of technical significance in nano-electronics while a challenge remains for generating supranano (<10 nm) liquid metal to unravel the mystery of their unconventional functionalities. Present study pioneers the technology of pulsed laser irradiation in liquid from a solid target to liquid, and yields liquid ternary nano-alloys that are laborious to obtain via wet-chemistry synthesis. Herein, the significant role of the supranano liquid metal on mediating the electrons at the grain boundaries of perovskite films, which are of significance to influence the carriers recombination and hysteresis in perovskite solar cells, is revealed. Such embedding of supranano liquid metal in perovskite films leads to a cesium-based ternary perovskite solar cell with stabilized power output of 21.32% at maximum power point tracing. This study can pave a new way of synthesizing multinary supranano alloys for advanced optoelectronic applications.
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- Huiwu Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- School of Physics, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZF, UK
- Department of Physical and Colloid Chemistry, Gubkin University, 65/1 Leninsky Prospect, Moscow, 19991, Russia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
- BUAA-UOW Joint Research Centre and School of Physics, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
- BUAA-UOW Joint Research Centre and School of Physics, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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Amendola V, Amans D, Ishikawa Y, Koshizaki N, Scirè S, Compagnini G, Reichenberger S, Barcikowski S. Room-Temperature Laser Synthesis in Liquid of Oxide, Metal-Oxide Core-Shells, and Doped Oxide Nanoparticles. Chemistry 2020; 26:9206-9242. [PMID: 32311172 PMCID: PMC7497020 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202000686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Although oxide nanoparticles are ubiquitous in science and technology, a multitude of compositions, phases, structures, and doping levels exist, each one requiring a variety of conditions for their synthesis and modification. Besides, experimental procedures are frequently dominated by high temperatures or pressures and by chemical contaminants or waste. In recent years, laser synthesis of colloids emerged as a versatile approach to access a library of clean oxide nanoparticles relying on only four main strategies running at room temperature and ambient pressure: laser ablation in liquid, laser fragmentation in liquid, laser melting in liquid and laser defect-engineering in liquid. Here, established laser-based methodologies are reviewed through the presentation of a panorama of oxide nanoparticles which include pure oxidic phases, as well as unconventional structures like defective or doped oxides, non-equilibrium compounds, metal-oxide core-shells and other anisotropic morphologies. So far, these materials showed several useful properties that are discussed with special emphasis on catalytic, biomedical and optical application. Yet, given the endless number of mixed compounds accessible by the laser-assisted methodologies, there is still a lot of room to expand the library of nano-crystals and to refine the control over products as well as to improve the understanding of the whole process of nanoparticle formation. To that end, this review aims to identify the perspectives and unique opportunities of laser-based synthesis and processing of colloids for future studies of oxide nanomaterial-oriented sciences.
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- Vincenzo Amendola
- Department of Chemical SciencesUniversity of PadovaVia Marzolo 135131ParovaItaly
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- CNRSInstitut Lumière MatièreUniv Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
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- Nanomaterials Research InstituteNational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)Tsukuba Central 5, 1-1-1 HigashiTsukubaIbaraki305-8565Japan
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- Graduate School of EngineeringHokkaido UniversityKita 13 Nishi 8, Kita-kuSapporoHokkaido060-8628Japan
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- Department of Chemical SciencesUniversity of CataniaViale A. Doria 6Catania95125Italy
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- Department of Chemical SciencesUniversity of CataniaViale A. Doria 6Catania95125Italy
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- Technical Chemistry I andCenter for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE)University Duisburg-EssenUniversitätstr. 745141EssenGermany
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- Technical Chemistry I andCenter for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE)University Duisburg-EssenUniversitätstr. 745141EssenGermany
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Li F, Jian J, Xu Y, Liu W, Ye Q, Feng F, Li C, Jia L, Wang H. Surface defect passivation of Ta3N5 photoanode via pyridine grafting for enhanced photoelectrochemical performance. J Chem Phys 2020; 153:024705. [PMID: 32668911 DOI: 10.1063/5.0012873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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- Fan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene, Xi’an 710072, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene, Xi’an 710072, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene, Xi’an 710072, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene, Xi’an 710072, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene, Xi’an 710072, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, National Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 620 West Chang’an Street, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, National Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 620 West Chang’an Street, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, National Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 620 West Chang’an Street, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710119, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene, Xi’an 710072, People’s Republic of China
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Laser-induced nano-heater performance of B4C submicrometer spherical particles fabricated by pulsed laser melting in liquid. APPLIED NANOSCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s13204-020-01276-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Automated iterative batch processing of submicrometer spherical particles by pulsed laser melting in liquid. Chem Eng Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2020.115580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Wakatsuki Y, Ishikawa Y, Koshizaki N. Hydrofluoric acid pretreatment effect on the formation of silicon submicrometer particles by pulsed laser melting in liquid and their optical scattering property. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 31:095601. [PMID: 31809268 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab5617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Recently, the optical properties of silicon (Si) submicrometer spherical particles have been investigated to understand the dielectric nano-photonic function. Herein, we fabricated Si submicrometer spherical particles with high scattering efficiency using pulsed laser melting in deionized water or ethanol by irradiating laser at 66 mJ pulse-1 cm-2 via third harmonic of Nd:YAG laser. Hydrofluoric acid pretreatment was effective to remove surface oxide of raw Si particles; the laser fluence to obtain well crystallized spherical particles was lowered to 20 mJ pulse-1 cm-2 and the crystallinity of particles obtained were greatly improved without forming unwanted byproducts. The amount of particles was much more than those obtained by conventional fabrication technique. The particle size can be controlled by changing the laser fluence, and the scattering wavelength of colloidal solution can be controlled from visible to the near infrared range by increasing the laser fluence.
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- Yuya Wakatsuki
- Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
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Determining the Composite Structure of Au-Fe-Based Submicrometre Spherical Particles Fabricated by Pulsed-Laser Melting in Liquid. NANOMATERIALS 2019; 9:nano9020198. [PMID: 30717489 PMCID: PMC6409745 DOI: 10.3390/nano9020198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Revised: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Submicrometre spherical particles made of Au and Fe can be fabricated by pulsed-laser melting in liquid (PLML) using a mixture of Au and iron oxide nanoparticles as the raw particles dispersed in ethanol, although the detailed formation mechanism has not yet been clarified. Using a 355 nm pulsed laser to avoid extreme temperature difference between two different raw particles during laser irradiation and an Fe₂O₃ raw nanoparticle colloidal solution as an iron source to promote the aggregation of Au and Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles, we performed intensive characterization of the products and clarified the formation mechanism of Au-Fe composite submicrometre spherical particles. Because of the above two measures (Fe₂O₃ raw nanoparticle and 355 nm pulsed laser), the products-whether the particles are phase-separated or homogeneous alloys-basically follow the phase diagram. In Fe-rich range, the phase-separated Au-core/Fe-shell particles were formed, because quenching induces an earlier solidification of the Fe-rich component as a result of cooling from the surrounding ethanol. If the particle size is small, the quenching rate becomes very rapid and particles were less phase-separated. For high Au contents exceeding 70% in weight, crystalline Au-rich alloys were formed without phase separation. Thus, this aggregation control is required to selectively form homogeneous or phase-separated larger submicrometre-sized particles by PLML.
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Wang LP, Jin Z, Luo T, Ding Y, Liu JH, Wang XF, Li MQ. The detection of ethylene using porous ZnO nanosheets: utility in the determination of fruit ripeness. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj00031c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Porous ZnO nanosheets exhibit superior sensitivity in ethylene detection and present different intensity responses to bananas at different maturity stages.
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- Li-Peng Wang
- School of Physics and Material Science
- Anhui University
- Hefei 230039
- P. R. China
- Nanomaterials and Environment Detection Laboratory
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- School of Material and Chemical Engineering
- Anhui Jianzhu University
- Hefei
- P. R. China
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- Nanomaterials and Environment Detection Laboratory
- Hefei Institutes of Physical Science
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei 230031
- P. R. China
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- School of Material and Chemical Engineering
- Anhui Jianzhu University
- Hefei
- P. R. China
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- Nanomaterials and Environment Detection Laboratory
- Hefei Institutes of Physical Science
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei 230031
- P. R. China
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- School of Material and Chemical Engineering
- Anhui Jianzhu University
- Hefei
- P. R. China
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- Nanomaterials and Environment Detection Laboratory
- Hefei Institutes of Physical Science
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei 230031
- P. R. China
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Tailoring of Magnetic Properties of NiO/Ni Composite Particles Fabricated by Pulsed Laser Irradiation. NANOMATERIALS 2018; 8:nano8100790. [PMID: 30301148 PMCID: PMC6215229 DOI: 10.3390/nano8100790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Revised: 09/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We present NiO/Ni composite particles with face-centered cubic (fcc) structure prepared by a pulsed laser irradiation of NiO nanoparticles dispersed in liquid. The sizes of particles and the Ni content in NiO/Ni composites were controlled by tuning the laser parameters, such as laser fluence and irradiation time. We found that the weight fraction of Ni has a significant impact on magnetic properties of composite particles. Large exchange bias (HEB) and coercivity field (HC) were observed at 5 K due to the creation of heterojunctions at interfaces of ferromagnetic Ni and antiferromagnetic NiO. For the NiO/Ni composites with 80% of NiO we have observed the largest values of exchange bias (175 Oe) and coercive field (950 Oe), but the increase of Ni weight fraction resulted in the decrease of both HC and HEB values.
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Guided Slow Continuous Suspension Film Flow for Mass Production of Submicrometer Spherical Particles by Pulsed Laser Melting in Liquid. Sci Rep 2018; 8:14208. [PMID: 30242274 PMCID: PMC6155078 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-32528-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Pulsed laser melting in liquid (PLML) is a technique to fabricate submicrometer crystalline spherical particles of various materials by laser irradiation of suspended raw particles with random shapes. To fully exploit the unique features of PLML-fabricated particles (crystalline and spherical) in practice, a mass-production PLML technique is required. To this end, the present study develops a new slit nozzle that guides the suspension film flow into a non-droplet continuous stream with a low flow rate. These two incompatible flow properties (continuity and slowness) are difficult to be realized for a liquid jet to free space. The suspension film flow was irradiated with a typical laboratory scale-flash lamp pumping laser at 30 Hz pulse frequency. Only a single flow passage of the slit nozzle with a few laser pulse irradiation transformed 95% of the raw particles into spherical particles. This spheroidizing ratio exceeded those of low-rate drip flow and high-rate cylindrical laminar flow directly jetted into free space through a Pasteur pipette nozzle. Extrapolating the data obtained from a 20-ml suspension, the average production rate was determined as 195 mg h−1. The high spheroidizing ratio and yield through the slit nozzle is attributable to the uniquely slow but continuous liquid film flow. The structure of the slit nozzle also prevents particles from adhering to the slit wall during continuous laser irradiation. Thus, the suspension film flow through the newly developed slit nozzle can potentially scale up the PLML technique to mass production.
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Luo T, Chen X, Li P, Wang P, Li C, Cao B, Luo J, Yang S. Laser irradiation-induced laminated graphene/MoS 2 composites with synergistically improved tribological properties. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 29:265704. [PMID: 29633718 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aabcf5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Engineering lubricant additives that have extraordinary friction reduction and anti-wear performance is critical to almost any modern mechanical machines. Here, we demonstrate the fabrication of laminated lubricant additives that can combine the advantages of zero-dimensional nanospheres and two-dimensional nanosheets. A simple in situ laser irradiation method is developed to prepare the laminated composite structure composed of ideally ultrasmooth MoS2 sub-microspheres embedded within multiple layers of graphene. These ultrasmooth MoS2 spheres within the laminated structure can change sliding friction into rolling friction under strong shear force created by moving contact surfaces to significantly reduce the friction. Meantime, the graphene layers can behave as 'protection pads' to efficiently avoid the formation of scars on the metal-to-metal contact surfaces. Overall, the laminated composites as lubricant additives synergistically improve the friction reduction and anti-wear properties. Additionally, due to the unique loosely packed laminated structure, the composites can stably disperse in the lubricant for more than 15 d and work under high temperatures without being oxidized. Such constructed laminated composites with outstanding tribological properties by an in situ laser irradiation method supply a new concept in designing lubricant additives that can combine the advantages of 0D and 2D structures.
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- Ting Luo
- Materials Research Center for Energy and Photoelectrochemical Conversion, School of Material Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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Kim YK, Lee G, Kim Y, Kang H. Enhanced photoactivity of stable colloidal TiO2 nanoparticles prepared in water by nanosecond infrared laser pulses. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-017-0068-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Han Y, Wu S, Dai E, Ye Y, Liu J, Tian Z, Cai Y, Zhu X, Liang C. Laser-Irradiation-Induced Melting and Reduction Reaction for the Formation of Pt-Based Bimetallic Alloy Particles in Liquids. Chemphyschem 2017; 18:1133-1139. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201601185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yechuang Han
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics and Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology; Institute of Solid State Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shushanhu Road 350 Hefei 230031 China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; University of Science and Technology of China; Jinzhai Road 96 Hefei 230026 China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics and Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology; Institute of Solid State Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shushanhu Road 350 Hefei 230031 China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics and Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology; Institute of Solid State Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shushanhu Road 350 Hefei 230031 China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics and Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology; Institute of Solid State Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shushanhu Road 350 Hefei 230031 China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics and Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology; Institute of Solid State Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shushanhu Road 350 Hefei 230031 China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics and Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology; Institute of Solid State Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shushanhu Road 350 Hefei 230031 China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics and Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology; Institute of Solid State Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shushanhu Road 350 Hefei 230031 China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics and Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology; Institute of Solid State Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shushanhu Road 350 Hefei 230031 China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics and Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology; Institute of Solid State Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shushanhu Road 350 Hefei 230031 China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; University of Science and Technology of China; Jinzhai Road 96 Hefei 230026 China
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Sakaki S, Ikenoue H, Tsuji T, Ishikawa Y, Koshizaki N. Pulse-Width Dependence of the Cooling Effect on Sub-Micrometer ZnO Spherical Particle Formation by Pulsed-Laser Melting in a Liquid. Chemphyschem 2017; 18:1101-1107. [PMID: 28052480 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201601175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Revised: 12/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Sub-micrometer spherical particles can be synthesized by irradiating particles in a liquid with a pulsed laser (pulse width: 10 ns). In this method, all of the laser energy is supposed to be spent on particle heating because nanosecond heating is far faster than particle cooling. To study the cooling effect, sub-micrometer spherical particles are fabricated by using a pulsed laser with longer pulse widths (50 and 70 ns). From the increase in the laser-fluence threshold for sub-micrometer spherical particle formation with increasing pulse width, it is concluded that the particles dissipate heat to the surrounding liquid, even during several tens of nanoseconds of heating. A particle heating-cooling model considering the cooling effect is developed to estimate the particle temperature during laser irradiation. This model suggests that the liquid surrounding the particles evaporates, and the generated vapor films suppress heat dissipation from the particles, resulting in efficient heating and melting of the particles in the liquid. In the case of small particle sizes and large pulse widths, the particles dissipate heat to the liquid without forming such vapor films.
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- Shota Sakaki
- Division of Quantum Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8628, Japan
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- Department of Gigaphoton Next GLP, Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science, and Engineering, Chemistry, Shimane University, 1060 Nishikawatsu-cho, Matsue, Shimane, 690-8504, Japan
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- Nanomaterials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced, Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba Central 5, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8565, Japan
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- Division of Quantum Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8628, Japan
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Zhang D, Gökce B, Barcikowski S. Laser Synthesis and Processing of Colloids: Fundamentals and Applications. Chem Rev 2017; 117:3990-4103. [PMID: 28191931 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 382] [Impact Index Per Article: 54.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Driven by functionality and purity demand for applications of inorganic nanoparticle colloids in optics, biology, and energy, their surface chemistry has become a topic of intensive research interest. Consequently, ligand-free colloids are ideal reference materials for evaluating the effects of surface adsorbates from the initial state for application-oriented nanointegration purposes. After two decades of development, laser synthesis and processing of colloids (LSPC) has emerged as a convenient and scalable technique for the synthesis of ligand-free nanomaterials in sealed environments. In addition to the high-purity surface of LSPC-generated nanoparticles, other strengths of LSPC include its high throughput, convenience for preparing alloys or series of doped nanomaterials, and its continuous operation mode, suitable for downstream processing. Unscreened surface charge of LSPC-synthesized colloids is the key to achieving colloidal stability and high affinity to biomolecules as well as support materials, thereby enabling the fabrication of bioconjugates and heterogeneous catalysts. Accurate size control of LSPC-synthesized materials ranging from quantum dots to submicrometer spheres and recent upscaling advancement toward the multiple-gram scale are helpful for extending the applicability of LSPC-synthesized nanomaterials to various fields. By discussing key reports on both the fundamentals and the applications related to laser ablation, fragmentation, and melting in liquids, this Article presents a timely and critical review of this emerging topic.
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- Dongshi Zhang
- Technical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen , Universitaetsstrasse 7, 45141 Essen, Germany
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- Technical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen , Universitaetsstrasse 7, 45141 Essen, Germany
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- Technical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen , Universitaetsstrasse 7, 45141 Essen, Germany
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Zhang D, Lau M, Lu S, Barcikowski S, Gökce B. Germanium Sub-Microspheres Synthesized by Picosecond Pulsed Laser Melting in Liquids: Educt Size Effects. Sci Rep 2017; 7:40355. [PMID: 28084408 PMCID: PMC5233983 DOI: 10.1038/srep40355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Pulsed laser melting in liquid (PLML) has emerged as a facile approach to synthesize submicron spheres (SMSs) for various applications. Typically lasers with long pulse durations in the nanosecond regime are used. However, recent findings show that during melting the energy absorbed by the particle will be dissipated promptly after laser-matter interaction following the temperature decrease within tens of nanoseconds and hence limiting the efficiency of longer pulse widths. Here, the feasibility to utilize a picosecond laser to synthesize Ge SMSs (200~1000 nm in diameter) is demonstrated by irradiating polydisperse Ge powders in water and isopropanol. Through analyzing the educt size dependent SMSs formation mechanism, we find that Ge powders (200~1000 nm) are directly transformed into SMSs during PLML via reshaping, while comparatively larger powders (1000~2000 nm) are split into daughter SMSs via liquid droplet bisection. Furthermore, the contribution of powders larger than 2000 nm and smaller than 200 nm to form SMSs is discussed. This work shows that compared to nanosecond lasers, picosecond lasers are also suitable to produce SMSs if the pulse duration is longer than the material electron-phonon coupling period to allow thermal relaxation.
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- Dongshi Zhang
- Technical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 7, 45141, Essen, Germany
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- Technical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 7, 45141, Essen, Germany
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- Technical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 7, 45141, Essen, Germany
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- Technical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 7, 45141, Essen, Germany
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- Technical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 7, 45141, Essen, Germany
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Wang H, Lau M, Sannomiya T, Gökce B, Barcikowski S, Odawara O, Wada H. Laser-induced growth of YVO4:Eu3+ nanoparticles from sequential flowing aqueous suspension. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra28118d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Ligand-free lanthanide ion-doped oxide nanoparticles have critical biological applications.
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- Haohao Wang
- Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering
- Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Yokohama 226-8502
- Japan
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- Institute of Technical Chemistry I
- Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE)
- University of Duisburg-Essen
- 45141 Essen
- Germany
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- School of Materials and Chemical Technology
- Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Yokohama 226-8502
- Japan
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- Institute of Technical Chemistry I
- Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE)
- University of Duisburg-Essen
- 45141 Essen
- Germany
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- Institute of Technical Chemistry I
- Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE)
- University of Duisburg-Essen
- 45141 Essen
- Germany
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- School of Materials and Chemical Technology
- Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Yokohama 226-8502
- Japan
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- School of Materials and Chemical Technology
- Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Yokohama 226-8502
- Japan
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Nakamura M, Oyane A. Physicochemical fabrication of calcium phosphate-based thin layers and nanospheres using laser processing in solutions. J Mater Chem B 2016; 4:6289-6301. [DOI: 10.1039/c6tb01362g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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We achieved simple and rapid fabrication of calcium phosphate (CaP)-based thin layers and nanospheres by laser processing in supersaturated solutions.
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- Maki Nakamura
- Nanomaterials Research Institute
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- Central 5
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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- Nanomaterials Research Institute
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- Central 5
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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Manna J, Vinod TP, Flomin K, Jelinek R. Photocatalytic hybrid Au/ZnO nanoparticles assembled through a one-pot method. J Colloid Interface Sci 2015; 460:113-8. [PMID: 26319327 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.08.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2015] [Accepted: 08/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Growth of metal domains on semiconductor nanoparticles is known to enhance their photocatalytic properties. We prepared ZnO nanoparticles decorated with metallic Au domains through a new one-pot microwave-based strategy. The synthetic route utilized microwave-heating of a mixture of only three components: Zn(2+) salt, Au(SCN)4(-) which served as a precursor for metallic gold, and Tris base. The Tris molecules had a dual role in the process, both shaping the morphology of the ZnO particles, as well as constituting docking and nucleation sites for the Au(SCN)4(-) ions. The Au complex subsequently underwent spontaneous crystallization/reduction without co-addition of reducing or stabilizing agents, yielding Au nanoparticles attached to the ZnO surface. We show that the hybrid Au/ZnO nanoparticles exhibited enhanced photocatalytic properties compared to the plain ZnO nanoparticles.
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- Joydeb Manna
- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.
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Patrinoiu G, Calderón-Moreno JM, Chifiriuc CM, Saviuc C, Birjega R, Carp O. Tunable ZnO spheres with high anti-biofilm and antibacterial activity via a simple green hydrothermal route. J Colloid Interface Sci 2015; 462:64-74. [PMID: 26433479 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.09.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2015] [Revised: 09/23/2015] [Accepted: 09/23/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A family of distinct ZnO morphologies - hollow, compartmented, core-shell and full solid ZnO spheres, dispersed or interconnected - is obtained by a simple hydrothermal route, in the presence of the starch biopolymer. The zinc-carbonaceous precursors were characterized by infrared spectroscopy, thermal analysis and scanning electron microscopy, while the ZnO spheres, obtained after the thermal processing, were investigated by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, UV-VIS spectroscopy, photoluminescence measurements, antimicrobial, anti-biofilm and flow cytometry tests. The formation mechanism proposed for this versatile synthesis route is based on the gelling ability of amylose, one of the starch template constituents, responsible for the effective embedding of zinc cations into starch prior to its hydrothermal carbonization. The simple variation of the raw materials concentration dictates the type of ZnO spheres. The micro-sized ZnO spheres exhibit high antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity against Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) reference and methicillin resistant clinical strains especially for Gram-negative biofilms (P. aeruginosa), demonstrating great potential for new ZnO anti-biofilm formulations.
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- Greta Patrinoiu
- "Ilie Murgulescu" Institute of Physical Chemistry, Romanian Academy, Spl. Independentei 202, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Ilie Murgulescu" Institute of Physical Chemistry, Romanian Academy, Spl. Independentei 202, 060021 Bucharest, Romania.
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Research Institute of University of Bucharest, Ale. Portocalilor 1-3, 60101 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Research Institute of University of Bucharest, Ale. Portocalilor 1-3, 60101 Bucharest, Romania
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Atomistilor 409, PO-Box MG-36, 077125 Magurele, Romania
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- "Ilie Murgulescu" Institute of Physical Chemistry, Romanian Academy, Spl. Independentei 202, 060021 Bucharest, Romania.
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Lau M, Ziefuss A, Komossa T, Barcikowski S. Inclusion of supported gold nanoparticles into their semiconductor support. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:29311-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp04296h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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This article addresses our exemplary studies on the integration of supported nanoparticles into their solid support, namely gold nanoparticles into zinc oxide sub-micrometer spheres, by energy controlled pulsed laser melting in a free liquid jet.
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- Marcus Lau
- Technical Chemistry I
- University of Duisburg-Essen and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE)
- 45141 Essen
- Germany
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- Technical Chemistry I
- University of Duisburg-Essen and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE)
- 45141 Essen
- Germany
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- Technical Chemistry I
- University of Duisburg-Essen and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE)
- 45141 Essen
- Germany
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- Technical Chemistry I
- University of Duisburg-Essen and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE)
- 45141 Essen
- Germany
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Park JY, Rama Raju GS, Moon BK, Jeong JH. Facile solvothermal synthesis of high refractive index ZrO2 spheres: estimation of the enhanced light extraction efficiency. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra13284c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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LightTools simulation results revealed that the light extraction efficiency of an LED has been improved to 70.12% when ZrO2 spheres were coated on the GaN surface.
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- Jin Young Park
- Department of Physics
- Pukyong National University
- Busan 608-737
- Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electronics and Radio Engineering
- Kyung Hee University
- Yongin-si
- Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics
- Pukyong National University
- Busan 608-737
- Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics
- Pukyong National University
- Busan 608-737
- Republic of Korea
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Jia L, Lawrence G, Balasubramanian VV, Choi G, Choy JH, Abdullah AM, Elzatahry A, Ariga K, Vinu A. Highly Ordered Nanoporous Carbon Films with Tunable Pore Diameters and their Excellent Sensing Properties. Chemistry 2014; 21:697-703. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201404747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Rehbock C, Jakobi J, Gamrad L, van der Meer S, Tiedemann D, Taylor U, Kues W, Rath D, Barcikowski S. Current state of laser synthesis of metal and alloy nanoparticles as ligand-free reference materials for nano-toxicological assays. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 5:1523-41. [PMID: 25247135 PMCID: PMC4168911 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.5.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2014] [Accepted: 08/07/2014] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Due to the abundance of nanomaterials in medical devices and everyday products, toxicological effects related to nanoparticles released from these materials, e.g., by mechanical wear, are a growing matter of concern. Unfortunately, appropriate nanoparticles required for systematic toxicological evaluation of these materials are still lacking. Here, the ubiquitous presence of surface ligands, remaining from chemical synthesis are a major drawback as these organic residues may cause cross-contaminations in toxicological studies. Nanoparticles synthesized by pulsed laser ablation in liquid are a promising alternative as this synthesis route provides totally ligand-free nanoparticles. The first part of this article reviews recent methods that allow the size control of laser-fabricated nanoparticles, focusing on laser post irradiation, delayed bioconjugation and in situ size quenching by low salinity electrolytes. Subsequent or parallel applications of these methods enable precise tuning of the particle diameters in a regime from 4-400 nm without utilization of any artificial surface ligands. The second paragraph of this article highlights the recent progress concerning the synthesis of composition controlled alloy nanoparticles by laser ablation in liquids. Here, binary and ternary alloy nanoparticles with totally homogeneous elemental distribution could be fabricated and the composition of these particles closely resembled bulk implant material. Finally, the model AuAg was used to systematically evaluate composition related toxicological effects of alloy nanoparticles. Here Ag(+) ion release is identified as the most probable mechanism of toxicity when recent toxicological studies with gametes, mammalian cells and bacteria are considered.
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- Christoph Rehbock
- Technical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), Universitaetsstr. 7, 45141 Essen, Germany
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- Technical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), Universitaetsstr. 7, 45141 Essen, Germany
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- Technical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), Universitaetsstr. 7, 45141 Essen, Germany
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- Technical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), Universitaetsstr. 7, 45141 Essen, Germany
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- Institute for Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Höltystr. 10, 31535 Neustadt, Germany
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- Institute for Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Höltystr. 10, 31535 Neustadt, Germany
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- Institute for Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Höltystr. 10, 31535 Neustadt, Germany
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- Institute for Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Höltystr. 10, 31535 Neustadt, Germany
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- Technical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), Universitaetsstr. 7, 45141 Essen, Germany
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Rehbock C, Zwartscholten J, Barcikowski S. Biocompatible Gold Submicrometer Spheres with Variable Surface Texture Fabricated by Pulsed Laser Melting in Liquid. CHEM LETT 2014. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.140455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Christoph Rehbock
- Technical Chemistry I, University of Duisburg-Essen and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen CENIDE
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- Technical Chemistry I, University of Duisburg-Essen and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen CENIDE
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- Technical Chemistry I, University of Duisburg-Essen and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen CENIDE
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Wang H, Pyatenko A, Koshizaki N, Moehwald H, Shchukin D. Single-crystalline ZnO spherical particles by pulsed laser irradiation of colloidal nanoparticles for ultraviolet photodetection. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:2241-7. [PMID: 24533659 DOI: 10.1021/am500443a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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We report the formation and ultraviolet (UV) photodetection of single-crystalline spherical ZnO particles by pulsed laser irradiation of commercial ZnO nanoparticles in water. The phase and microstructure analysis before and after laser irradiation reveals a crystal size increase and shape transformation from irregular to spherical. Time-dependent laser irradiation confirmed that fusion is the reason for nanoparticle growth up to single-crystalline spherical particles. After rapid cooling, they maintain size and shape and possess unique optical and electrical properties. Because of the single-crystalline feature and smooth surfaces, high and selective sensing of ultraviolet light is observed.
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- H Wang
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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Li F, Gong F, Xiao Y, Zhang A, Zhao J, Fang S, Jia D. ZnO twin-spheres exposed in ±(001) facets: stepwise self-assembly growth and anisotropic blue emission. ACS NANO 2013; 7:10482-10491. [PMID: 24251905 DOI: 10.1021/nn404591z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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ZnO twin-spheres topologically exposed in ±(001) polar facets have been successfully produced on a large scale. The fragmentary and hexagonal ±(001) facets of ZnO tilt and assemble gradually for 8-12 generations to form supercrystals. The surfactant effect on the formation of ZnO supercrystals reveals that their structure stepwise evolves from prisms to dumbbells to twin-spheres exposed in ±(001) facets and eventually to twin-spheres covered with dots. A hollow ring around a prism, which connects two hemispheres of the supercrystals, is finally sealed inside each of the twin-spheres. Based on the experimental observations, a stepwise self-assembly mechanism is proposed to understand the formation of the supercrystals. It is also observed that the ZnO twin-spheres exhibit anisotropic blue emission in intensity attributed to their special surfaces exposed in ±(001) facets. Novel devices could be designed and fabricated through carefully tailoring the microstructure of ZnO supercrystals.
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- Feng Li
- State Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science and Technology, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry , Zhengzhou 450002, China
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Niu S, Hu Y, Wen X, Zhou Y, Zhang F, Lin L, Wang S, Wang ZL. Enhanced performance of flexible ZnO nanowire based room-temperature oxygen sensors by piezotronic effect. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2013; 25:3701-3706. [PMID: 23716262 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201301262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2013] [Revised: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A flexible oxygen sensor based on individual ZnO nanowires is demonstrated with high sensitivity at room temperature and the influence of the piezotronic effect on the performance of this oxygen sensor is investigated. By applying a tensile strain, the already very high sensitivity due to the Schottky contact and pre-treatment of UV light is even further enhanced.
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- Simiao Niu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0245, USA
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Fang Y, Wang Y, Ding X, Lu R, Gu L, Sha J. Electrically pumped random lasing from FTO/porous insulator/n-ZnO/p(+)-Si devices. OPTICS EXPRESS 2013; 21:10483-10489. [PMID: 23669905 DOI: 10.1364/oe.21.010483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Electrically pumped random lasing (RL) has been realized in FTO/porous insulator/n-ZnO/p(+)-Si devices. It is demonstrated that RL originates from the confining and recurrent scattering of light in the random cavities within the insulating layer, which are formed due to the glow discharge. The glow discharge also induces the observed negative differential resistance (NDR) effect following the normal I-V characteristics. The results present a new strategy to realize electrically pumped RL in ZnO-based metal-insulator-semiconductor device by simply modifying the morphology of the insulating layer.
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- Yanjun Fang
- Department of Physics & State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Ishikawa Y, Katou Y, Koshizaki N, Feng Q. Raw Particle Aggregation Control for Fabricating Submicrometer-sized Spherical Particles by Pulsed-laser Melting in Liquid. CHEM LETT 2013. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.130044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Yoshie Ishikawa
- Department of Advanced Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering, Kagawa University
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- Nanosystem Research Institute (NRI), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
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- Nanosystem Research Institute (NRI), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering, Kagawa University
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Wei X, Zhao R, Shao M, Xu X, Huang J. Fabrication and properties of ZnO/GaN heterostructure nanocolumnar thin film on Si (111) substrate. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2013; 8:112. [PMID: 23448090 PMCID: PMC3599829 DOI: 10.1186/1556-276x-8-112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2012] [Accepted: 02/11/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Zinc oxide thin films have been obtained on bare and GaN buffer layer decorated Si (111) substrates by pulsed laser deposition (PLD), respectively. GaN buffer layer was achieved by a two-step method. The structure, surface morphology, composition, and optical properties of these thin films were investigated by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, infrared absorption spectra, and photoluminiscence (PL) spectra, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy images indicate that the flower-like grains were presented on the surface of ZnO thin films grown on GaN/Si (111) substrate, while the ZnO thin films grown on Si (111) substrate show the morphology of inclination column. PL spectrum reveals that the ultraviolet emission efficiency of ZnO thin film on GaN buffer layer is high, and the defect emission of ZnO thin film derived from Zni and Vo is low. The results demonstrate that the existence of GaN buffer layer can greatly improve the ZnO thin film on the Si (111) substrate by PLD techniques.
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- Xianqi Wei
- School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, 250022, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, 250022, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, 250022, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, 250022, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, 250022, Jinan, People's Republic of China
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Swiatkowska-Warkocka Z, Koga K, Kawaguchi K, Wang H, Pyatenko A, Koshizaki N. Pulsed laser irradiation of colloidal nanoparticles: a new synthesis route for the production of non-equilibrium bimetallic alloy submicrometer spheres. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c2ra22119e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Tsuji T, Yahata T, Yasutomo M, Igawa K, Tsuji M, Ishikawa Y, Koshizaki N. Preparation and investigation of the formation mechanism of submicron-sized spherical particles of gold using laser ablation and laser irradiation in liquids. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:3099-107. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cp44159d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Zhang H, Liu J, Ye Y, Tian Z, Liang C. Synthesis of Mn-doped α-Ni(OH)2 nanosheets assisted by liquid-phase laser ablation and their electrochemical properties. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:5684-90. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp50248a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Barcikowski S, Compagnini G. Advanced nanoparticle generation and excitation by lasers in liquids. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:3022-6. [PMID: 23138867 DOI: 10.1039/c2cp90132c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Wang X, Liao M, Zhong Y, Zheng JY, Tian W, Zhai T, Zhi C, Ma Y, Yao J, Bando Y, Golberg D. ZnO hollow spheres with double-yolk egg structure for high-performance photocatalysts and photodetectors. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2012; 24:3421-5. [PMID: 22674659 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201201139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2012] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Inspired by opening soft drink cans, a one-pot method to prepare ZnO hollow spheres with double-yolk egg (DEH) architectures is developed. The bubble-assisted Ostwald ripening is proposed for the formation of these novel structures. Uniqueness of DEHs morphology led to greatly enhanced photocatalytic activity and photodetector performance. The newly developed synthetic concept and the obtained novel morphologies should pave the way towards the design and fabrication of other similar materials with enhanced properties for microelectronics, optoelectronics, and other applications.
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- Xi Wang
- International Center for Young Scientists (ICYS), International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.
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Hashimoto S, Werner D, Uwada T. Studies on the interaction of pulsed lasers with plasmonic gold nanoparticles toward light manipulation, heat management, and nanofabrication. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY C-PHOTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2012.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Hu X, Gong H, Wang Y, Chen Q, Zhang J, Zheng S, Yang S, Cao B. Laser-induced reshaping of particles aiming at energy-saving applications. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2jm32041j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Wang H, Kawaguchi K, Pyatenko A, Li X, Swiatkowska-Warkocka Z, Katou Y, Koshizaki N. General Bottom-Up Construction of Spherical Particles by Pulsed Laser Irradiation of Colloidal Nanoparticles: A Case Study on CuO. Chemistry 2011; 18:163-9. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201102079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Wang H, Miyauchi M, Ishikawa Y, Pyatenko A, Koshizaki N, Li Y, Li L, Li X, Bando Y, Golberg D. Single-Crystalline Rutile TiO2 Hollow Spheres: Room-Temperature Synthesis, Tailored Visible-Light-Extinction, and Effective Scattering Layer for Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:19102-9. [DOI: 10.1021/ja2049463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Hongqiang Wang
- Nanosystem Research Institute (NRI), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 5, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People’s Republic of China
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- Nanosystem Research Institute (NRI), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 5, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering, Kagawa University, Japan
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- Nanosystem Research Institute (NRI), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 5, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
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- Nanosystem Research Institute (NRI), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 5, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
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- Nanosystem Research Institute (NRI), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 5, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People’s Republic of China
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- Nanosystem Research Institute (NRI), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 5, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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