Carbon dioxide laser synthesis from gaseous precursors has been successfully applied to produce nanosized Al2O3 particles. Trimethylaluminum [Al(CH3)3] and nitrous-oxide (N2O) were used as gas phase reactants. Ethylene (C2H4) was added as sensitizer gas. The as-synthesized powder particles showed considerable carbon contamination and an amorphouslike structure. After thermal treatment at 1200–1400 °C, the powder transformed to hexagonal α-Al2O3 with very low carbon contamination, confirmed by x-ray diffraction, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and chemical analysis. The thermally treated powder was composed of spherical single-crystal nanoparticles with a mean size 〈D〉 of 15–20 nm, as determined by x-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller specific surface measurements. The laser synthesized Al2O3 particles are suitable dispersoids for intermetallic alloy technology.

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