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Silicon and zinc telluride nanoparticles synthesized by low energy density pulsed laser ablation into ambient gases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Douglas H. Lowndes ,
Christopher M. Rouleau ,
T.G. Thundat ,
G. Duscher ,
E.A. Kenik  and
S.J. Pennycook
Douglas H. Lowndes
Affiliation:
Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6056
Christopher M. Rouleau
Affiliation:
Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6056
T.G. Thundat
Affiliation:
Life Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831- 123
G. Duscher
Affiliation:
Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6056
E.A. Kenik
Affiliation:
Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6376
S.J. Pennycook
Affiliation:
Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6056
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Abstract

The size distributions of Si and ZnTe nanoparticles produced by low energy density ArF (193 nm) pulsed laser ablation into ambient gases were measured as a function of the gas pressure, P, and target-substrate separation, Dts. For both Si and ZnTe, the largest nanoparticles were found closest to the ablation target, and the mean nanoparticle size decreased with increasing Dts. For Si ablation into He, the mean nanoparticle diameter did not increase monotonically with gas pressure but reached a maximum near P = 6 Torr. High resolution Z-contrast transmission electron microscopy and energy loss spectroscopy revealed that ZnTe nanoparticles consist of a crystalline core surrounded by an amorphous ZnO shell; growth defects and surface steps are clearly visible in the crystalline core. A pronounced narrowing of the ZnTe nanocrystal size distribution with increasing Dts also was found. The results demonstrate that the size of laser-ablated nanoparticles can be controlled by varying the molecular weight and pressure of an ambient gas and that nanometer-scale particles can be synthesized. Larger aggregates of both ZnTe and Si having a “flakelike” or “weblike” structure were formed at the higher ambient gas pressures; for ZnTe these appear to be open agglomerates of much smaller (∼10 nm) particles.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , February 1999 , pp. 359 - 370
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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