AVS 57th International Symposium & Exhibition
    Thin Film Monday Sessions
       Session TF+EM-MoM

Paper TF+EM-MoM8
Novel Nanoparticle and Thin film Growth Via Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation of Metal Based Acetates

Monday, October 18, 2010, 10:40 am, Room Ruidoso

Session: Nanostructuring Thin Films
Presenter: M.A. Steiner, University of Virginia
Authors: M.A. Steiner, University of Virginia
J.M. Fitz-Gerald, University of Virginia
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Until recently, the majority of research surrounding Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation (MAPLE) has been concentrated on preserving the structure and properties of polymeric and biomaterials. Deviating from this course, novel research will be presented illustrating the feasibility of applying matrix-assisted processing to grow inorganic materials from precursor solutions in the form of complex nanoparticles and thin films. By replacing the preferentially absorbing matrix material with a transmitting solvent, laser energy is instead absorbed by a precursor solute which decomposes and is subsequently ejected onto the substrate in the form of nanoparticles. [1] [2] Acetates are a widely favored metallorganic precursor for thin film processing on various substrates because they decompose under ultraviolet irradiation. Results will be presented in the form of thin films and nanoparticle systems of Au-Ag-Pd, ZnO, and YBaCuO material systems.

[1] Allmond, C., Sellinger, A., Gogick, K., & Fitz-Gerald, J. (2007). Photo-chemical synthesis and deposition of noble metal nanoparticles. Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing, 86(4), 477-480

[2] Sellinger, A., Aburada, T., & Fitz-Gerald, J. (2008). Synthesis of multimetallic nanoparticles using a solution-based pulsed laser deposition approach. In Proceedings of SPIE (Vol. 7005, p. 700516)