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Laser-Induced Bubble Generation on Excitation of Gold Nanoparticles

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This chapter focuses on pulsed-laser-induced explosive boiling of the liquid medium adjacent to gold nanoparticles that are suspended in solution. Although the laser-induced cavitation via multiphoton absorption has been known for a long time, photothermal generation of steam bubbles on irradiating the nanoparticles is by far efficient because of surface plasmon excitation. Basic properties of pulsed-laser-induced photothermal bubbles such as threshold laser fluences, bubble lifetimes and nanoparticle temperatures have been investigated experimentally. Such experiments inspired much interest from theoretical and computational studies, which accelerated thorough understanding of the fundamental processes of the temperature-induced phase transition confined to the local area surrounding the nanoparticles. Furthermore, it has been demonstrated recently that photothermal bubbles have found unprecedented applications such as promoting microscale lasing, enormously enhancing the speed of photophoretic movement for nanoparticles and sensitizing photoporation through cell membranes. We will discuss the application point of view also in this task. Finally, we will refer to underlying challenges and future prospects of the transient vapor nanobubbles.

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    Shuichi Hashimoto

  2. Department of Chemistry, Josai University, 1 Chome-1 Keyakidai, Sakado, Saitama, 350-0248, Japan

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Hashimoto, S., Uwada, T. (2022). Laser-Induced Bubble Generation on Excitation of Gold Nanoparticles. In: Ishikawa, Y., et al. High-Energy Chemistry and Processing in Liquids. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7798-4_1

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