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Near-field-enhanced, off-resonant laser sintering of semiconductor particles for additive manufacturing of dispersed Au–ZnO-micro/nano hybrid structures

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Off-resonant near-field enhancement by gold nanoparticles adsorbed on crystalline zinc oxide significantly increases the energy efficiency of infrared laser sintering. In detail, ten different gold mass loads on zinc oxide were exposed to 1,064 nm cw-laser radiation. Variation of scan speed, laser power, and spot size showed that the energy threshold required for sintering decreases and sintering process window widens compared to laser sintering of pure zinc oxide powder. Transmission electron microscope analysis after focused ion beam cross sectioning of the sintered particles reveals that supported gold nanoparticles homogenously resolidify in the sintered semiconductor matrix. The enhanced sintering process with ligand-free gold nanoparticles gives access to metal–semiconductor hybrid materials with potential application in light harvesting or energy conversion.

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The authors thank Jurij Jakobi for TEM measurements.

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  1. Technical Chemistry I, Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstr. 7, 45141, Essen, Germany

    Marcus Lau, Ralf G. Niemann & Stephan Barcikowski

  2. Experimentalphysik, Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstrasse 1, 47057, Duisburg, Germany

    Mathias Bartsch

  3. Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK

    William O’Neill

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Lau, M., Niemann, R.G., Bartsch, M. et al. Near-field-enhanced, off-resonant laser sintering of semiconductor particles for additive manufacturing of dispersed Au–ZnO-micro/nano hybrid structures. Appl. Phys. A 114, 1023–1030 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-014-8270-1

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