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Synthesis of Nanoparticles via Pulsed High-Power Laser in Liquid

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The focusing of a pulsed high-power laser inside a liquid medium leads to immediate plasma formation which accompanies mechanical processes of shockwaves and cavitation bubbles. The history of underwater laser interaction starts with the advent of lasers which were predominantly focused onto the laser-induced shockwaves and cavitation bubble dynamics. Eventually, the interest was divested onto the understanding of laser-induced plasma in the nanosecond, picosecond, and femtosecond domain. However, in the past few decades, the spotlight has shifted to pulsed laser interaction at target-liquid interface which not only involves plasma, shockwaves, and cavitation bubbles but escorts green-synthesis of functional nanomaterials. In view of this, the current article devotes onto the understanding of nucleation and growth of nanomaterials during pulsed laser-induced breakdown at target-liquid interface highlighting the properties of nanoparticles by tailoring the ablation conditions.

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Nath, A., Baruah, P.K., Khare, A. (2022). Synthesis of Nanoparticles via Pulsed High-Power Laser in Liquid. In: Mukherjee, K., Layek, R.K., De, D. (eds) Tailored Functional Materials. Springer Proceedings in Materials, vol 15. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2572-6_41

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