Structure and morphologies of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by pulsed laser ablation in liquid: Effects of temperature and energy fluence

Zinc oxide nanoparticles were prepared by pulsed laser ablation of a zinc metal target at different water temperatures (room temperature, 50, 70 and 90 °C). Ablation was carried out using 532 nm output from a pulsed (10 ns, 10 Hz) Nd:YAG laser at three different laser fluence. Analysis of the morpho...

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Published in:	Materials chemistry and physics 2015-07, Vol.162, p.561-570
Main Authors:	Guillén, G. García, Palma, M.I. Mendivil, Krishnan, B., Avellaneda, D., Castillo, G.A., Roy, T.K. Das, Shaji, S.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Electron diffraction Electron microscopy Nanostructures Photoelectron spectroscopy Photoluminescence spectroscopy Semiconductors
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Summary:	Zinc oxide nanoparticles were prepared by pulsed laser ablation of a zinc metal target at different water temperatures (room temperature, 50, 70 and 90 °C). Ablation was carried out using 532 nm output from a pulsed (10 ns, 10 Hz) Nd:YAG laser at three different laser fluence. Analysis of the morphology, crystalline phase, elemental composition, optical and luminescent properties were done using Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), UV–visible absorption spectroscopy and photoluminescence spectroscopy. TEM analysis showed that a change in temperature resulted in ZnO and Zn(OH)2 nanoparticles with different sizes and morphologies. XPS results confirmed the compositions and chemical states of these nanoparticles. These zinc nanomaterials showed emission in the ultraviolet (UV) and blue regions. The results of this work demonstrated that by varying the liquid medium temperature, the structure, composition, morphology and optical properties of the nanomaterials could be modified during pulsed laser ablation in liquid. [Display omitted] •Zinc nanomaterial colloids were synthesized by PLAL.•Effects of laser fluence and the distilled water temperature were analyzed.•The final structure varied with the distilled water temperature and laser fluence.•The morphology was dependent on the distilled water temperature and laser fluence.•Zinc nanocolloids showed emission in the UV and blue region.
ISSN:	0254-0584 1879-3312