Comparison of ultrashort pulse ablation of gold in air and water by time-resolved experiments.
Journal
Light, science & applications
ISSN: 2047-7538
Titre abrégé: Light Sci Appl
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101610753
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
23 Mar 2022
23 Mar 2022
Historique:
received:
27
10
2021
accepted:
22
02
2022
revised:
31
01
2022
entrez:
24
3
2022
pubmed:
25
3
2022
medline:
25
3
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Laser ablation in liquids is a highly interdisciplinary method at the intersection of physics and chemistry that offers the unique opportunity to generate surfactant-free and stable nanoparticles from virtually any material. Over the last decades, numerous experimental and computational studies aimed to reveal the transient processes governing laser ablation in liquids. Most experimental studies investigated the involved processes on timescales ranging from nanoseconds to microseconds. However, the ablation dynamics occurring on a sub-nanosecond timescale are of fundamental importance, as the conditions under which nanoparticles are generated are established within this timeframe. Furthermore, experimental investigations of the early timescales are required to test computational predictions. We visualize the complete spatiotemporal picosecond laser-induced ablation dynamics of gold immersed in air and water using ultrafast pump-probe microscopy. Transient reflectivity measurements reveal that the water confinement layer significantly influences the ablation dynamics on the entire investigated timescale from picoseconds to microseconds. The influence of the water confinement layer includes the electron injection and subsequent formation of a dense plasma on a picosecond timescale, the confinement of ablation products within hundreds of picoseconds, and the generation of a cavitation bubble on a nanosecond timescale. Moreover, we are able to locate the temporal appearance of secondary nanoparticles at about 600 ps after pulse impact. The results support computational predictions and provide valuable insight into the early-stage ablation dynamics governing laser ablation in liquids.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35322802
doi: 10.1038/s41377-022-00751-6
pii: 10.1038/s41377-022-00751-6
pmc: PMC8943017
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
68Subventions
Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)
ID : HU 1893/6-1
Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)
ID : HU 1893/5-1
Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)
ID : GO 2566/7-1
Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)
ID : GO 2566/8-1
Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)
ID : GO 2566/10-1
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© 2022. The Author(s).
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