Room temperature single-step synthesis of metal decorated boron-rich nanowires via laser ablation

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Contributors

  • Ignacio G. Gonzalez-Martinez - , Polish Academy of Sciences (Author)
  • Alicja Bachmatiuk - , Polish Academy of Sciences (Author)
  • Thomas Gemming - , Chair of Materials Synthesis and Analysis, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Gianaurelio Cuniberti - , Chair of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Barbara Trzebicka - , Polish Academy of Sciences (Author)
  • Mark H. Rummeli - , Polish Academy of Sciences (Author)

Abstract

Hybrid nanostructures, such as those with nanoparticles anchored on the surface of nanowires, or decorated nanowires, have a large number of potential and tested applications such as: gas sensing, catalysis, plasmonic waveguides, supercapacitors and more. The downside of these nanostructures is their production. Generally, multi-step synthesis procedures are used, with the nanowires and the nanoparticles typically produced separately and then integrated. The few existent single-step methods are lengthy or necessitate highly dedicated setups. In this paper we report a single-step and rapid (ca. 1 min) laser ablation synthesis method which produces a wide variety of boron-rich decorated nanowires. Furthermore, the method is carried at room temperature. The synthesis process consists on a filamentary jet ejection process driven by pressure gradients generated by the ablation plume on the rims of the irradiation crater. Simultaneously nanoparticles are nucleated and deposited on the filaments thus producing hybrid decorated nanowires.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number14
JournalNano convergence
Volume6
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2019
Peer-reviewedYes

Keywords

Keywords

  • Decorated nanowires, Laser ablation, Nanoparticles, Room temperature, Single step synthesis