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Fromme T, Reichenberger S, Tibbetts KM, Barcikowski S. Laser synthesis of nanoparticles in organic solvents - products, reactions, and perspectives. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2024; 15:638-663. [PMID: 38887526 PMCID: PMC11181208 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.15.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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Laser synthesis and processing of colloids (LSPC) is an established method for producing functional and durable nanomaterials and catalysts in virtually any liquid of choice. While the redox reactions during laser synthesis in water are fairly well understood, the corresponding reactions in organic liquids remain elusive, particularly because of the much greater complexity of carbon chemistry. To this end, this article first reviews the knowledge base of chemical reactions during LSPC and then deduces identifiable reaction pathways and mechanisms. This review also includes findings that are specific to the LSPC method variants laser ablation (LAL), fragmentation (LFL), melting (LML), and reduction (LRL) in organic liquids. A particular focus will be set on permanent gases, liquid hydrocarbons, and solid, carbonaceous species generated, including the formation of doped, compounded, and encapsulated nanoparticles. It will be shown how the choice of solvent, synthesis method, and laser parameters influence the nanostructure formation as well as the amount and chain length of the generated polyyne by-products. Finally, theoretical approaches to address the mechanisms of organic liquid decomposition and carbon shell formation are highlighted and discussed regarding current challenges and future perspectives of LSPC using organic liquids instead of water.
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- Theo Fromme
- 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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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA
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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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Miao R, Bissoli M, Basagni A, Marotta E, Corni S, Amendola V. Data-Driven Predetermination of Cu Oxidation State in Copper Nanoparticles: Application to the Synthesis by Laser Ablation in Liquid. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:25737-25752. [PMID: 37907392 PMCID: PMC10690790 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c09158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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Copper-based nanocrystals are reference nanomaterials for integration into emerging green technologies, with laser ablation in liquid (LAL) being a remarkable technique for their synthesis. However, the achievement of a specific type of nanocrystal, among the whole library of nanomaterials available using LAL, has been until now an empirical endeavor based on changing synthesis parameters and characterizing the products. Here, we started from the bibliographic analysis of LAL synthesis of Cu-based nanocrystals to identify the relevant physical and chemical features for the predetermination of copper oxidation state. First, single features and their combinations were screened by linear regression analysis, also using a genetic algorithm, to find the best correlation with experimental output and identify the equation giving the best prediction of the LAL results. Then, machine learning (ML) models were exploited to unravel cross-correlations between features that are hidden in the linear regression analysis. Although the LAL-generated Cu nanocrystals may be present in a range of oxidation states, from metallic copper to cuprous oxide (Cu2O) and cupric oxide (CuO), in addition to the formation of other materials such as Cu2S and CuCN, ML was able to guide the experiments toward the maximization of the compounds in the greatest demand for integration in sustainable processes. This approach is of general applicability to other nanomaterials and can help understand the origin of the chemical pathways of nanocrystals generated by LAL, providing a rational guideline for the conscious predetermination of laser-synthesis parameters toward the desired compounds.
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- Runpeng Miao
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Kocich R, Opěla P, Marek M. Influence of Structure Development on Performance of Copper Composites Processed via Intensive Plastic Deformation. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:4780. [PMID: 37445093 DOI: 10.3390/ma16134780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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Designing a composite, possibly strengthened by a dispersion of (fine) oxides, is a favorable way to improve the mechanical characteristics of Cu while maintaining its advantageous electric conductivity. The aim of this study was to perform mechanical alloying of a Cu powder with a powder of Al2O3 oxide, seal the powder mixture into evacuated Cu tubular containers, i.e., cans, and apply gradual direct consolidation via rotary swaging at elevated temperatures, as well as at room temperature (final passes) to find the most convenient way to produce the designed Al2O3 particle-strengthened Cu composite. The composites swaged with the total swaging degree of 1.83 to consolidated rods with a diameter of 10 mm were subjected to measurements of electroconductivity, investigations of mechanical behavior via compression testing, and detailed microstructure observations. The results revealed that the applied swaging degree was sufficient to fully consolidate the canned powders, even at moderate and ambient temperatures. In other words, the final structures, featuring ultra-fine grains, did not exhibit voids or remnants of unconsolidated powder particles. The swaged composites featured favorable plasticity regardless of the selected processing route. The flow stress curves exhibited the establishment of steady states with increasing strain, regardless of the applied strain rate. The electroconductivity of the composite swaged at elevated temperatures, featuring homogeneous distribution of strengthening oxide particles and the average grain size of 1.8 µm2, reaching 80% IACS (International Annealed Copper Standard).
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- Radim Kocich
- Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, 70800 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, 70800 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
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- Department of Technical Studies, College of Polytechnics Jihlava, Tolsteho 16, 58601 Jihlava, Czech Republic
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Phukan A, Kharphanbuh SM, Nath A. An empirical experimental investigation on the effect of an external electric field on the behaviour of laser-induced cavitation bubbles. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:2477-2485. [PMID: 36601990 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp05561a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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This study is an attempt to empirically investigate the behaviour of laser-induced cavitation bubbles under the influence of an external electric field. As such two targets (copper and iridium) were subjected to a high-power Nd:YAG laser beam while being submerged in a liquid. Three different liquids were chosen for this purpose viz. acetone, ethanol, and distilled de-ionized water. The choice of the liquids was made with the underlying assumption that the conductivity of the liquids would play a significant role in responding to the applied external electric field and thus dictate the behaviour of the cavitation bubbles. A probe-beam method known as a beam deflection setup was employed for this experiment and the results were analyzed using the Rayleigh-Plesset model. The results revealed that the maximum radii of the cavitation bubbles increased in response to an increasing electric field. This effect was more pronounced in the presence of acetone medium and decreased successively while using ethanol and water media owing to their varying magnitudes of electrical conductivity. The bubble collapse speeds and their energies were also measured and similar trends were observed in both cases. The results from cavitation bubble dynamics were then applied to a Gilmore model and the sizes of the NPs synthesized using laser ablation with and without an external electric field were calculated using classical nucleation theory.
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- Arindom Phukan
- Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology Meghalaya, Shillong, India.
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- Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology Meghalaya, Shillong, India.
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Khairani IY, Lin Q, Landers J, Salamon S, Doñate-Buendía C, Karapetrova E, Wende H, Zangari G, Gökce B. Solvent Influence on the Magnetization and Phase of Fe-Ni Alloy Nanoparticles Generated by Laser Ablation in Liquids. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:227. [PMID: 36677981 PMCID: PMC9864041 DOI: 10.3390/nano13020227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The synthesis of bimetallic iron-nickel nanoparticles with control over the synthesized phases, particle size, surface chemistry, and oxidation level remains a challenge that limits the application of these nanoparticles. Pulsed laser ablation in liquid allows the properties tuning of the generated nanoparticles by changing the ablation solvent. Organic solvents such as acetone can minimize nanoparticle oxidation. Yet, economical laboratory and technical grade solvents that allow cost-effective production of FeNi nanoparticles contain water impurities, which are a potential source of oxidation. Here, we investigated the influence of water impurities in acetone on the properties of FeNi nanoparticles generated by pulsed laser ablation in liquids. To remove water impurities and produce "dried acetone", cost-effective and reusable molecular sieves (3 Å) are employed. The results show that the Fe50Ni50 nanoparticles' properties are influenced by the water content of the solvent. The metastable HCP FeNi phase is found in NPs prepared in acetone, while only the FCC phase is observed in NPs formed in water. Mössbauer spectroscopy revealed that the FeNi nanoparticles oxidation in dried acetone is reduced by 8% compared to acetone. The high-field magnetization of Fe50Ni50 nanoparticles in water is the highest, 68 Am2/kg, followed by the nanoparticles obtained after ablation in acetone without water impurities, 59 Am2/kg, and acetone, 52 Am2/kg. The core-shell structures formed in these three liquids are also distinctive, demonstrating that a core-shell structure with an outer oxide layer is formed in water, while carbon external layers are obtained in acetone without water impurity. The results confirm that the size, structure, phase, and oxidation of FeNi nanoparticles produced by pulsed laser ablation in liquids can be modified by changing the solvent or just reducing the water impurities in the organic solvent.
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- Inna Y. Khairani
- Chair of Materials Science and Additive Manufacturing, School of Mechanical Engineering and Safety Engineering, University of Wuppertal, 42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
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- Faculty of Physics and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Physics and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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- Chair of Materials Science and Additive Manufacturing, School of Mechanical Engineering and Safety Engineering, University of Wuppertal, 42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Faculty of Physics and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
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- Chair of Materials Science and Additive Manufacturing, School of Mechanical Engineering and Safety Engineering, University of Wuppertal, 42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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Mason A, MacDonald K, Murphy W, Bennett C, Bertin E. Electroreduction of CO2 on bismuth nanoparticles in seawater. J APPL ELECTROCHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10800-022-01774-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hesabizadeh T, Hicks E, Medina Cruz D, Bourdo SE, Watanabe F, Bonney M, Nichols J, Webster TJ, Guisbiers G. Synthesis of "Naked" TeO 2 Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:23685-23694. [PMID: 35847343 PMCID: PMC9280960 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c02316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Chalcogenide nanoparticles have become a very active field of research for their optoelectronic and biological properties. This article shows the production of tellurium dioxide nanoparticles (TeO2 NPs) by pulsed laser ablation in liquids. The produced nanoparticles were spherical with a diameter of around 70 nm. The energy band gap of those nanoparticles was determined to be around 5.2 eV. Moreover, TeO2 NPs displayed a dose-dependent antibacterial effect against antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli (MDR E. coli) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MR S. aureus). The "naked" nature of the nanoparticle surface helped to eradicate the antibiotic-resistant bacteria at a very low concentration, with IC50 values of ∼4.3 ± 0.9 and 3.7 ± 0.2 ppm for MDR E. coli and MR S. aureus, respectively, after just 8 h of culture. Further, the IC50 values of the naked TeO2 NPs against melanoma (skin cancer) and healthy fibroblasts were 1.6 ± 0.7 and 5.5 ± 0.2 ppm, respectively, for up to 72 h. Finally, to understand these optimal antibacterial and anticancer properties of the TeO2 NPs, the reactive oxygen species generated by the nanoparticles were measured. In summary, the present in vitro results demonstrate much promise for the presently prepared TeO2 NPs and they should be studied for a wide range of safe antibacterial and anticancer applications.
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- Tina Hesabizadeh
- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, United States
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 313 Snell Engineering Center, 360
Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Center
for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, United States
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- Center
for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, United States
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, United States
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 313 Snell Engineering Center, 360
Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, United States
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Lazar OA, Moise CC, Nikolov AS, Enache LB, Mihai GV, Enachescu M. The Water-Based Synthesis of Platinum Nanoparticles Using KrF Excimer Laser Ablation. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:348. [PMID: 35159693 PMCID: PMC8840002 DOI: 10.3390/nano12030348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Our work presents, for the first time, a comprehensive study of the synthesis of fully metallic platinum nanoparticles (Pt-NPs) involving the ablation process in double distilled water using a KrF excimer laser. To obtain detailed information on Pt-NP morphology and optical properties, prepared colloids were characterized using High Resolution Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (HR-STEM) with advanced capabilities for Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (EDX), UV/Vis optical spectroscopy, and Direct Analysis in Real Time-Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS). The influence of the applied laser fluence and laser repetition rate (RR) values on the characteristics of the obtained Pt-NPs and the ablation process, respectively, were also analyzed. Spherical and spherical-like nanoparticles exhibiting aggregation were produced. The Pt-NP mean size values were between 2.2 ± 1.2 nm and 4.0 ± 1.0 nm, while their interplanar distance measurements showed a face-centered cubic (FFC) Pt lattice (111), as revealed by HR-STEM measurements, for all investigated samples. The smallest mean size of 2.2 nm of the Pt-NPs was obtained using a 2.3 J cm-2 laser fluence at a 10 Hz RR, and the narrowest size distribution of the NPs was obtained with a 2.3 J cm-2 laser fluence at a 40 Hz RR. A linear dependence of the Pt-NP diameters versus the laser repetition rate was found at a constant fluence of 2.3 J cm-2. The proposed eco-friendly synthesis route of Pt-NPs, because of its relative simplicity, has the potential for use in industrial production.
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- Oana Andreea Lazar
- Center for Surface Science and Nanotechnology, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (O.A.L.); (C.C.M.); (A.S.N.); (L.-B.E.); (G.V.M.)
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- Center for Surface Science and Nanotechnology, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (O.A.L.); (C.C.M.); (A.S.N.); (L.-B.E.); (G.V.M.)
- S.C. NanoPRO START MC S.R.L., Mitropolit Antim Ivireanu Street 40, 110310 Pitesti, Romania
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- Center for Surface Science and Nanotechnology, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (O.A.L.); (C.C.M.); (A.S.N.); (L.-B.E.); (G.V.M.)
- Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Tzarigradsko Shousse Blvd., 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Center for Surface Science and Nanotechnology, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (O.A.L.); (C.C.M.); (A.S.N.); (L.-B.E.); (G.V.M.)
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- Center for Surface Science and Nanotechnology, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (O.A.L.); (C.C.M.); (A.S.N.); (L.-B.E.); (G.V.M.)
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- Center for Surface Science and Nanotechnology, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; (O.A.L.); (C.C.M.); (A.S.N.); (L.-B.E.); (G.V.M.)
- Academy of Romanian Scientists, Splaiul Independentei 54, 050094 Bucharest, Romania
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Forsythe RC, Cox CP, Wilsey MK, Müller AM. Pulsed Laser in Liquids Made Nanomaterials for Catalysis. Chem Rev 2021; 121:7568-7637. [PMID: 34077177 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Catalysis is essential to modern life and has a huge economic impact. The development of new catalysts critically depends on synthetic methods that enable the preparation of tailored nanomaterials. Pulsed laser in liquids synthesis can produce uniform, multicomponent, nonequilibrium nanomaterials with independently and precisely controlled properties, such as size, composition, morphology, defect density, and atomistic structure within the nanoparticle and at its surface. We cover the fundamentals, unique advantages, challenges, and experimental solutions of this powerful technique and review the state-of-the-art of laser-made electrocatalysts for water oxidation, oxygen reduction, hydrogen evolution, nitrogen reduction, carbon dioxide reduction, and organic oxidations, followed by laser-made nanomaterials for light-driven catalytic processes and heterogeneous catalysis of thermochemical processes. We also highlight laser-synthesized nanomaterials for which proposed catalytic applications exist. This review provides a practical guide to how the catalysis community can capitalize on pulsed laser in liquids synthesis to advance catalyst development, by leveraging the synergies of two fields of intensive research.
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- Ryland C Forsythe
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- Materials Science Program, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- Materials Science Program, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States.,Materials Science Program, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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Liang SX, Zhang LC, Reichenberger S, Barcikowski S. Design and perspective of amorphous metal nanoparticles from laser synthesis and processing. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:11121-11154. [PMID: 33969854 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp00701g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Amorphous metal nanoparticles (A-NPs) have aroused great interest in their structural disordering nature and combined downsizing strategies (e.g. nanoscaling), both of which are beneficial for highly strengthened properties compared to their crystalline counterparts. Conventional synthesis strategies easily induce product contamination and/or size limitations, which largely narrow their applications. In recent years, laser ablation in liquid (LAL) and laser fragmentation in liquid (LFL) as "green" and scalable colloid synthesis methodologies have attracted extensive enthusiasm in the production of ultrapure crystalline NPs, while they also show promising potential for the production of A-NPs. Yet, the amorphization in such methods still lacks sufficient rules to follow regarding the formation mechanism and criteria. To that end, this article reviews amorphous metal oxide and carbide NPs from LAL and LFL in terms of NP types, liquid selection, target elements, laser parameters, and possible formation mechanism, all of which play a significant role in the competitive relationship between amorphization and crystallization. Furthermore, we provide the prospect of laser-generated metallic glass nanoparticles (MG-NPs) from MG targets. The current and potential applications of A-NPs are also discussed, categorized by the attractive application fields e.g. in catalysis and magnetism. The present work aims to give possible selection rules and perspective on the design of colloidal A-NPs as well as the synthesis criteria of MG-NPs from laser-based strategies.
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- Shun-Xing Liang
- Technical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstrasse 7, Essen 45141, Germany.
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Perth, WA 6027, Australia
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- Technical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstrasse 7, Essen 45141, Germany.
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- Technical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstrasse 7, Essen 45141, Germany.
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Guadagnini A, Agnoli S, Badocco D, Pastore P, Pilot R, Ravelle-Chapuis R, van Raap MBF, Amendola V. Kinetically Stable Nonequilibrium Gold-Cobalt Alloy Nanoparticles with Magnetic and Plasmonic Properties Obtained by Laser Ablation in Liquid. Chemphyschem 2021; 22:657-664. [PMID: 33559943 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Nonequilibrium nanoalloys are metastable solids obtained at the nanoscale under nonequilibrium conditions that allow the study of kinetically frozen atoms and the discovery of new physical and chemical properties. However, the stabilization of metastable phases in the nanometric size regime is challenging and the synthetic route should be easy and sustainable, for the nonequilibrium nanoalloys to be practically available. Here we report on the one-step laser ablation synthesis in solution (LASiS) of nonequilibrium Au-Co alloy nanoparticles (NPs) and their characterization on ensembles and at the single nanoparticle level. The NPs are obtained as a polycrystalline solid solution stable in air and water, although surface cobalt atoms undergo oxidation to Co(II). Since gold is a renowned plasmonic material and metallic cobalt is ferromagnetic at room temperature, these properties are both found in the NPs. Besides, surface conjugation with thiolated molecules is possible and it was exploited to obtain colloidally stable solutions in water. Taking advantage of these features, an array of magnetic-plasmonic dots was obtained and used for surface-enhanced Raman scattering experiments. Overall, this study confirms that LASiS is an effective method for the formation of kinetically stable nonequilibrium nanoalloys and shows that Au-Co alloy NPs are appealing magnetically responsive plasmonic building blocks for several nanotechnological applications.
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- Andrea Guadagnini
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Università di Padova, via Marzolo 1, I-35131, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Università di Padova, via Marzolo 1, I-35131, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Università di Padova, via Marzolo 1, I-35131, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Università di Padova, via Marzolo 1, I-35131, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Università di Padova, via Marzolo 1, I-35131, Padova, Italy.,Consorzio INSTM, UdR Padova, Italy
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- Physics Institute of La Plata (IFLP-CONICET), Physics Department Faculty of Exact Sciences, National University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Università di Padova, via Marzolo 1, I-35131, Padova, Italy
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Gordeychuk DI, Sorokoumov VN, Mikhaylov VN, Panov MS, Khairullina EM, Melnik MV, Kochemirovsky VA, Balova IA. Copper-based nanocatalysts produced via laser-induced ex situ generation for homo- and cross-coupling reactions. Chem Eng Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2020.115940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Nadarajah R, Tahir S, Landers J, Koch D, Semisalova AS, Wiemeler J, El-Zoka A, Kim SH, Utzat D, Möller R, Gault B, Wende H, Farle M, Gökce B. Controlling the Oxidation of Magnetic and Electrically Conductive Solid-Solution Iron-Rhodium Nanoparticles Synthesized by Laser Ablation in Liquids. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E2362. [PMID: 33261038 PMCID: PMC7760681 DOI: 10.3390/nano10122362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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This study focuses on the synthesis of FeRh nanoparticles via pulsed laser ablation in liquid and on controlling the oxidation of the synthesized nanoparticles. Formation of monomodal γ-FeRh nanoparticles was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and their composition confirmed by atom probe tomography (APT). For these particles, three major contributors to oxidation were analysed: (1) dissolved oxygen in the organic solvents, (2) the bound oxygen in the solvent and (3) oxygen in the atmosphere above the solvent. The decrease of oxidation for optimized ablation conditions was confirmed through energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) and Mössbauer spectroscopy. Furthermore, the time dependence of oxidation was monitored for dried FeRh nanoparticles powders using ferromagnetic resonance spectroscopy (FMR). By magnetophoretic separation, B2-FeRh nanoparticles could be extracted from the solution and characteristic differences of nanostrand formation between γ-FeRh and B2-FeRh nanoparticles were observed.
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- Ruksan Nadarajah
- Technical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstr. 7, 45141 Essen, Germany; (R.N.); (S.T.)
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- Technical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstr. 7, 45141 Essen, Germany; (R.N.); (S.T.)
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- Faculty of Physics and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstr. 1, 47057 Duisburg, Germany; (J.L.); (A.S.S.); (J.W.); (D.U.); (R.M.); (H.W.); (M.F.)
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- Institute of Materials Science, University of Technology, Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 2, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany;
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- Faculty of Physics and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstr. 1, 47057 Duisburg, Germany; (J.L.); (A.S.S.); (J.W.); (D.U.); (R.M.); (H.W.); (M.F.)
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- Faculty of Physics and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstr. 1, 47057 Duisburg, Germany; (J.L.); (A.S.S.); (J.W.); (D.U.); (R.M.); (H.W.); (M.F.)
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Max-Planck-Strasse 1, 40237 Düsseldorf, Germany; (A.E.-Z.); (S.-H.K.); (B.G.)
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Max-Planck-Strasse 1, 40237 Düsseldorf, Germany; (A.E.-Z.); (S.-H.K.); (B.G.)
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- Faculty of Physics and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstr. 1, 47057 Duisburg, Germany; (J.L.); (A.S.S.); (J.W.); (D.U.); (R.M.); (H.W.); (M.F.)
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- Faculty of Physics and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstr. 1, 47057 Duisburg, Germany; (J.L.); (A.S.S.); (J.W.); (D.U.); (R.M.); (H.W.); (M.F.)
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Max-Planck-Strasse 1, 40237 Düsseldorf, Germany; (A.E.-Z.); (S.-H.K.); (B.G.)
- Department of Materials, Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Faculty of Physics and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstr. 1, 47057 Duisburg, Germany; (J.L.); (A.S.S.); (J.W.); (D.U.); (R.M.); (H.W.); (M.F.)
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- Faculty of Physics and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstr. 1, 47057 Duisburg, Germany; (J.L.); (A.S.S.); (J.W.); (D.U.); (R.M.); (H.W.); (M.F.)
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- Technical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstr. 7, 45141 Essen, Germany; (R.N.); (S.T.)
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Křenek T, Vála L, Kovářík T, Medlín R, Fajgar R, Pola J, Jandová V, Vavruňková V, Pola M, Koštejn M. Novel perspectives of laser ablation in liquids: the formation of a high-pressure orthorhombic FeS phase and absorption of FeS-derived colloids on a porous surface for solar-light photocatalytic wastewater cleaning. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:13262-13275. [PMID: 32966468 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt01999b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A pulsed Nd : YAG laser ablation of FeS in water and ethanol produces FeS-derived colloidal nanoparticles that absorb onto immersed porous ceramic substrates and create solar-light photocatalytic surfaces. The stability, size distribution and zeta potential of the nanoparticles were assessed by dynamic light scattering. Raman, UV-Vis and XP spectroscopy and electron microscopy reveal that the sol nanoparticles have their outmost layer composed of ferrous and ferric sulphates and those produced in water are made of high-pressure orthorhombic FeS, cubic magnetite Fe3O4 and tetragonal maghemite γ-Fe2O3, while those formed in ethanol contain hexagonal FeS and cubic magnetite Fe3O4. Both colloids absorb solar light and their adsorption to porous ceramic surfaces creates functionalized ceramic surfaces that induce methylene blue degradation by daylight. The laser induced process thus offers an easy and efficient way for the functionalization of porous surfaces by photocatalytic nanoparticles that avoids aggregation in the liquid phase. The formation of an orthorhombic high-pressure FeS phase stable under ambient conditions is the first example of high-pressure structures produced by laser ablation in liquid without the assistance of an electric field.
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- Tomáš Křenek
- New Technologies-Research Center, University of West Bohemia, Univerzitní 8, 306 14 Pilsen, Czech Republic.
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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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Fedorova EA, Stadnichenko AI, Slavinskaya EM, Kibis LS, Stonkus OA, Svintsitskiy DA, Lapin IN, Romanenko AV, Svetlichnyi VA, Boronin AI. A Study of Pt/Al2O3 Nanocomposites Obtained by Pulsed Laser Ablation to Be Used as Catalysts of Oxidation Reactions. J STRUCT CHEM+ 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s0022476620020171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Kohsakowski S, Seiser F, Wiederrecht JP, Reichenberger S, Vinnay T, Barcikowski S, Marzun G. Effective size separation of laser-generated, surfactant-free nanoparticles by continuous centrifugation. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 31:095603. [PMID: 31703230 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab55bd] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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High-power, nanosecond, pulsed-laser ablation in liquids enables the continuous synthesis of highly pure colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) at an application-relevant scale. The gained mass-weighted particle size distribution is however often reported to be broad, requiring post treatment like centrifugation to remove undesired particle size fractions. To date, available centrifugation techniques are generally discontinuous, limiting the throughput and hindering economic upscaling. Hence, throughout this paper, a scalable, continuously operating centrifugation of laser-generated platinum NPs in a tubular bowl centrifuge is reported for the first time. To that end, using a 121 W ns-laser, the continuous production of a colloidal suspension of NPs, yet with broad particle size distribution has been employed, yielding productivities of 1-2 g h-1 for gold, silver, and platinum. The power-specific productivities (Au: 18 mg h-1 W-1, Pt: 13 mg h-1 W-1, Ag: 8 mg h-1 W-1, Ni: 6 mg h-1 W-1) are far higher than reported before. Subsequent downstream integration of a continuously operating tubular bowl centrifuge was successfully achieved for Pt NPs allowing the removal of undesired particle size with high throughput. By means of a systematic study of relevant centrifugation parameters involved, effective size optimization and respective size sharpness parameters for a maximum Pt NP diameter of 10 nm are reported. The results of the experimental centrifugation of laser-generated Pt NPs were in excellent agreement with the theoretically calculated cut-off diameter. After centrifugation with optimized parameters (residence time of 5 min; g-force of 38,454 g), the polydispersity indices of the Pt NPs size distributions were reduced by a factor of six, and high monodispersity was observed.
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- Sebastian Kohsakowski
- University of Duisburg-Essen, Technical Chemistry I and Center of Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), Universitätsstraße 7, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 45141, Germany. Nano Energie Technik Zentrum (NETZ), Carl-Benz-Straße 199, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, 47057, Germany
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De Bonis A, Curcio M, Santagata A, Galasso A, Teghil R. Transition Metal Carbide Core/Shell Nanoparticles by Ultra-Short Laser Ablation in Liquid. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E145. [PMID: 31947515 PMCID: PMC7022727 DOI: 10.3390/nano10010145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Transition metal carbide nanoparticles are a class of technological interesting materials with a wide range of applications. Among metal carbides, tantalum carbides have good compatibility with the biological environment while molybdenum carbides are used as catalyst in electrochemical reactions. Laser ablation of bulk transition metal targets in some liquids is here reported and laser ablation in organic solvents is used as simple synthetic strategy for the production of carbide nanostructures. Herein, the nanoparticles produced by ultra-short laser ablation of tantalum and molybdenum in water, acetone, ethanol and toluene have been characterized by TEM, XRD and XPS analysis. The combined effect of metal and solvent chemical and physical properties on the composition of the nanomaterials obtained has been pointed out. In particular, the different reactivity of Ta and Mo with respect to oxidizing species determines the composition of particles obtained in water, on the other hand the organic solvents decomposition allows to obtain transition metal carbide (TMC) nanoparticles. The observed carbonaceous shell formed on TMC allows to protect the particle's carbidic core and to improve and tailor the applications of these nanomaterials.
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- Angela De Bonis
- Dipartimento di Scienze, Università della Basilicata, Viale dell’Ateneo Lucano, 10-85100 Potenza, Italy; (M.C.); (A.G.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze, Università della Basilicata, Viale dell’Ateneo Lucano, 10-85100 Potenza, Italy; (M.C.); (A.G.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze, Università della Basilicata, Viale dell’Ateneo Lucano, 10-85100 Potenza, Italy; (M.C.); (A.G.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze, Università della Basilicata, Viale dell’Ateneo Lucano, 10-85100 Potenza, Italy; (M.C.); (A.G.)
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Singh A, Salminen T, Honkanen M, Nikkanen JP, Vuorinen T, Kari R, Vihinen J, Levänen E. Carbon coated TiO 2 nanoparticles prepared by pulsed laser ablation in liquid, gaseous and supercritical CO 2. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 31:085602. [PMID: 31675742 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab53ba] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We report on the synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles using nanosecond pulse laser ablation of titanium in liquid, gaseous and supercritical CO2. The produced particles were observed to be mainly anatase-TiO2 with some rutile-TiO2. In addition, the particles were covered by a carbon layer. Raman and x-ray diffraction data suggested that the rutile content increases with CO2 pressure. The nanoparticle size decreased and size distribution became narrower with the increase in CO2 pressure and temperature, however the variation trend was different for CO2 pressure compared to temperature. Pulsed laser ablation in pressurized CO2 is demonstrated as a single step method for making anatase-TiO2/carbon nanoparticles throughout the pressure and temperature ranges 5-40 MPa and 30 °C-50 °C, respectively.
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- Amandeep Singh
- Materials Science and Environmental Engineering Unit, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, PO Box 527 FI-33014, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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Comprehensive study to design advanced metal-carbide@garaphene and metal-carbide@iron oxide nanoparticles with tunable structure by the laser ablation in liquid. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 556:180-192. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.08.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Revised: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Kanitz A, Kalus MR, Gurevich EL, Ostendorf A, Barcikowski S, Amans D. Review on experimental and theoretical investigations of the early stage, femtoseconds to microseconds processes during laser ablation in liquid-phase for the synthesis of colloidal nanoparticles. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1088/1361-6595/ab3dbe] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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De Anda Villa M, Gaudin J, Amans D, Boudjada F, Bozek J, Evaristo Grisenti R, Lamour E, Laurens G, Macé S, Nicolas C, Papagiannouli I, Patanen M, Prigent C, Robert E, Steydli S, Trassinelli M, Vernhet D, Lévy A. Assessing the Surface Oxidation State of Free-Standing Gold Nanoparticles Produced by Laser Ablation. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:11859-11871. [PMID: 31453695 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The surface chemistry of gold nanoparticles produced by the pulsed laser ablation in liquids method is investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The presence of surface oxide expected on these systems is investigated using synchrotron radiation in conditions close to their original state in solvent but free from substrate or solvent effects which could affect the interpretation of spectroscopic observations. For that purpose we performed the experiment on a controlled free-standing nanoparticle beam produced by combination of an atomizer and an aerodynamic lens system. These results are compared with those obtained by the standard situation of deposited nanoparticles on silicon substrate. An accurate analysis based on Bayesian statistics concludes that the existence of oxide in the free-standing conditions cannot be solely confirmed by the recorded core-level 4f spectra. If present, our data indicate an upper limit of 2.15 ± 0.68% of oxide. However, a higher credence to the hypothesis of its existence is brought by the structureless valence profile of the free-standing beam. Moreover, the cross-comparison with the deposited nanoparticles case clearly evidences an important misleading substrate effect. Experiment with free-standing nanoparticles is then demonstrated to be the right way to further investigate oxidation states on Au nanoparticles.
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- Manuel De Anda Villa
- Institut des Nanosciences de Paris , Sorbonne Université-Pierre et Marie Curie , CNRS UMR7588 , 75005 Paris , France
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- CNRS, CEA, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications) , Univeristy of Bordeaux , UMR5107 , F-33405 Talence , France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, UMR5306 CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière , Univeristy of Lyon , F-69622 Villeurbanne , France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, UMR5306 CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière , Univeristy of Lyon , F-69622 Villeurbanne , France
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- L'Orme des Merisiers , Synchrotron SOLEIL , Saint-Aubin, BP 48 , F-91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex , France
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH , Planckstrasse 1 , 64291 Darmstadt , Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik , J. W. Goethe-Universität , Max-von-Laue-strasse 1 , 60438 Frankfurt am Main , Germany
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- Institut des Nanosciences de Paris , Sorbonne Université-Pierre et Marie Curie , CNRS UMR7588 , 75005 Paris , France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, UMR5306 CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière , Univeristy of Lyon , F-69622 Villeurbanne , France
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- Institut des Nanosciences de Paris , Sorbonne Université-Pierre et Marie Curie , CNRS UMR7588 , 75005 Paris , France
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- L'Orme des Merisiers , Synchrotron SOLEIL , Saint-Aubin, BP 48 , F-91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex , France
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- CNRS, CEA, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications) , Univeristy of Bordeaux , UMR5107 , F-33405 Talence , France
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- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Science , University of Oulu , P.O. Box 3000, FI-90014 Oulu , Finland
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- Institut des Nanosciences de Paris , Sorbonne Université-Pierre et Marie Curie , CNRS UMR7588 , 75005 Paris , France
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- L'Orme des Merisiers , Synchrotron SOLEIL , Saint-Aubin, BP 48 , F-91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex , France
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- Institut des Nanosciences de Paris , Sorbonne Université-Pierre et Marie Curie , CNRS UMR7588 , 75005 Paris , France
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- Institut des Nanosciences de Paris , Sorbonne Université-Pierre et Marie Curie , CNRS UMR7588 , 75005 Paris , France
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- Institut des Nanosciences de Paris , Sorbonne Université-Pierre et Marie Curie , CNRS UMR7588 , 75005 Paris , France
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- Institut des Nanosciences de Paris , Sorbonne Université-Pierre et Marie Curie , CNRS UMR7588 , 75005 Paris , France
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Reichenberger S, Marzun G, Muhler M, Barcikowski S. Perspective of Surfactant‐Free Colloidal Nanoparticles in Heterogeneous Catalysis. ChemCatChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201900666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Sven Reichenberger
- University of Duisburg-EssenTechnical Chemistry I Universitätsstrasse 7 Essen 45141 Germany
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- University of Duisburg-EssenTechnical Chemistry I Universitätsstrasse 7 Essen 45141 Germany
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- Ruhr-University BochumDepartment for Technical Chemistry Universitätsstraße 150 Bochum 44801 Germany
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- University of Duisburg-EssenTechnical Chemistry I Universitätsstrasse 7 Essen 45141 Germany
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Simakin AV, Astashev ME, Baimler IV, Uvarov OV, Voronov VV, Vedunova MV, Sevost'yanov MA, Belosludtsev KN, Gudkov SV. The Effect of Gold Nanoparticle Concentration and Laser Fluence on the Laser-Induced Water Decomposition. J Phys Chem B 2019; 123:1869-1880. [PMID: 30696249 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b11087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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This Article covers the influence of the concentration of gold nanoparticles on laser-induced water decomposition. It was established that addition of gold nanoparticles intensifies laser-induced water decomposition by almost 2 orders of magnitude. The water decomposition rate was shown to be maximal at a nanoparticle concentration around 1010 NP/mL, whereas a decrease or increase of nanoparticle concentration leads to a decrease of water decomposition rate. It was demonstrated that, if the concentration of nanoparticles in water-based colloid was less than 1010 NP/mL, laser irradiation of the colloid caused formation of molecular hydrogen, hydrogen peroxide, and molecular oxygen. If the concentration of nanoparticles exceeded 1011 NP/mL, only two products, molecular hydrogen and hydrogen peroxide, were formed. Correlations between the water decomposition rate and the main optical and acoustic parameters of optical breakdown-generated plasma were investigated. Variants of laser-induced decomposition of colloidal solutions of nanoparticles based on organic solvents (ethanol, propanol-2, butanol-2, diethyl ether) were also analyzed.
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- Aleksander V Simakin
- Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences , 38 Vavilova St. , Moscow 119991 , Russia
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- Institute of Cell Biophysics of the Russian Academy of Sciences , 3 Institutskaya St. , Pushchino, Moscow Region 119991 , Russia
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- Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences , 38 Vavilova St. , Moscow 119991 , Russia.,Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology , Institutsky Lane 9 , Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region 141700 , Russia
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- Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences , 38 Vavilova St. , Moscow 119991 , Russia
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- Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences , 38 Vavilova St. , Moscow 119991 , Russia
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- Institute of Biology and Biomedicine , Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod , 23 Gagarin Ave. , Nizhny Novgorod 603950 , Russia
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- Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of the Russian Academy of Sciences , 49 Leninskiy Ave. , Moscow 119334 , Russia
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- Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences , 38 Vavilova St. , Moscow 119991 , Russia.,Institute of Biology and Biomedicine , Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod , 23 Gagarin Ave. , Nizhny Novgorod 603950 , Russia.,Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (MONIKI) , 61/2 Shchepkina St. , Moscow 129110 , Russia
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Kalus MR, Lanyumba R, Lorenzo-Parodi N, Jochmann MA, Kerpen K, Hagemann U, Schmidt TC, Barcikowski S, Gökce B. Determining the role of redox-active materials during laser-induced water decomposition. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:18636-18651. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp02663k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The decomposition of water and the formation of molecular hydrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen peroxide during laser ablation of redox-active materials is systematically studied and related to the ablation rate and oxidation degree of the nanoparticles.
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- Mark-Robert Kalus
- 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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- Instrumental Analytical Chemistry and Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU)
- 45141 Essen
- Germany
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- Instrumental Analytical Chemistry and Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU)
- 45141 Essen
- Germany
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- Instrumental Analytical Chemistry and Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU)
- 45141 Essen
- Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Analytics on the Nanoscale (ICAN) and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE)
- University of Duisburg-Essen
- 47057 Duisburg
- Germany
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- Instrumental Analytical Chemistry and Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU)
- 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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Magnetic Fe@FeO x, Fe@C and α-Fe₂O₃ Single-Crystal Nanoblends Synthesized by Femtosecond Laser Ablation of Fe in Acetone. NANOMATERIALS 2018; 8:nano8080631. [PMID: 30127303 PMCID: PMC6116272 DOI: 10.3390/nano8080631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Revised: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 08/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
There are few reports on zero-field-cooled (ZFC) magnetization measurements for Fe@FeOx or FeOx particles synthesized by laser ablation in liquids (LAL) of Fe, and the minimum blocking temperature (TB) of 120 K reported so far is still much higher than those of their counterparts synthesized by chemical methods. In this work, the minimum blocking temperature was lowered to 52 K for 4⁻5 nm α-Fe₂O₃ particles synthesized by femtosecond laser ablation of Fe in acetone. The effective magnetic anisotropy energy density (Keff) is calculated to be 2.7⁻5.4 × 10⁵ J/m³, further extending the Keff values for smaller hematite particles synthesized by different methods. Large amorphous-Fe@α-Fe₂O₃ and amorphous-Fe@C particles of 10⁻100 nm in diameter display a soft magnetic behavior with saturation magnetization (Ms) and coercivities (Hc) values of 72.5 emu/g and 160 Oe at 5 K and 61.9 emu/g and 70 Oe at 300 K, respectively, which mainly stem from the magnetism of amorphous Fe cores. Generally, the nanoparticles obtained by LAL are either amorphous or polycrystalline, seldom in a single-crystalline state. This work also demonstrates the possibility of synthesizing single-crystalline α-Fe₂O₃ hematite crystals of several nanometers with (104), (113), (116) or (214) crystallographic orientations, which were produced simultaneously with other products including carbon encapsulated amorphous Fe (a-Fe@C) and Fe@FeOx core-shell particles by LAL in one step. Finally, the formation mechanisms for these nanomaterials are proposed and the key factors in series events of LAL are discussed.
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