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Laser-Assisted Synthesis of Colloidal FeWx Oy and Fe/Fex Oy Nanoparticles in Water and Ethanol
Niusha Lasemi1, Oscar Bomatí Miguel1,2, Ruth Lahoz3
1University of Vienna, Department of Physical Chemistry, Währinger Strasse 42, A-1090, Vienna, Austria.
Abstract:
Homogeneous polycrystalline Fex Oy nanoparticles were generated by ablation of iron targets in water by nanosecond laser pulses at 532 nm. In ethanol, crystalline core-shell Fe/Fex Oy structures with size medians around 20 nm were produced. The ablation of FeWx Oy targets in water resulted in crystalline hollow shells and homogeneous FeWx Oy nanoparticles. In contrast, amorphous core-shell FeWx Oy nanoparticles with a median size of 17 nm were produced in ethanol. The size distribution of both the Fex Oy and the FeWx Oy particles showed a slight dependence on fluence and pulse number. This may be related to primary and secondary ablation and modification mechanisms.
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