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Pliatsikas N, Panos S, Odutola T, Kassavetis S, Papoulia C, Fekas I, Arvanitidis J, Christofilos D, Pavlidou E, Gioti M, Patsalas P. Colloidal Titanium Nitride Nanoparticles by Laser Ablation in Solvents for Plasmonic Applications. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:1214. [PMID: 39057890 PMCID: PMC11279895 DOI: 10.3390/nano14141214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2024] [Revised: 07/10/2024] [Accepted: 07/13/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024]
Abstract
Titanium nitride (TiN) is a candidate material for several plasmonic applications, and pulsed laser ablation in liquids (PLAL) represents a rapid, scalable, and environmentally friendly approach for the large-scale production of nanomaterials with customized properties. In this work, the nanosecond PLAL process is developed, and we provide a concise understanding of the process parameters, such as the solvent and the laser fluence and pulse wavelength, to the size and structure of the produced TiN nanoparticles (NPs). TiN films of a 0.6 μm thickness developed by direct-current (DC) magnetron sputtering were used as the ablation targets. All laser process parameters lead to the fabrication of spherical NPs, while the laser pulse fluence was used to control the NPs' size. High laser pulse fluence values result in larger TiN NPs (diameter around 42 nm for 5 mJ and 25 nm for 1 mJ), as measured from scanning electron microscopy (SEM). On the other hand, the wavelength of the laser pulse does not affect the mean size of the TiN NPs (24, 26, and 25 nm for 355, 532, and 1064 nm wavelengths, respectively). However, the wavelength plays a vital role in the quality of the produced TiN NPs. Shorter wavelengths result in NPs with fewer defects, as indicated by Raman spectra and XPS analysis. The solvent type also significantly affects the size of the NPs. In aqueous solutions, strong oxidation of the NPs is evident, while organic solvents such as acetone, carbides, and oxides cover the TiN NPs.
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- Nikolaos Pliatsikas
- Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Physics Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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Labusch M, Puthenkalam S, Cleve E, Barcikowski S, Reichenberger S. Pore penetration of porous catalyst supports by in-situ-adsorbed, agglomeration-quenched nanoparticles from pulsed laser ablation in supercritical CO2. J Supercrit Fluids 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2020.105100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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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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Moniri S, Ghoranneviss M, Hantehzadeh MR, Asadabad MA. Synthesis of platinum nanoparticles by nanosecond laser irradiation of bulk Pt in different polar solvents. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-016-2809-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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