Fabrication of Copper Nanoparticles by Pulse Laser Ablation

Abstract

Copper (Cu) nanoparticles have attracted considerable attention because of their applications in many different fields. In this paper, Cu particles have been produced by means of a pulse laser ablation (PLA) process to ablate Cu metallic target submerged in two different mediums, water, and ethanol. The laser ablation process was occurred at energy by 900 and 700 mJ with wavelengths of 532 and 1064 nm. The UV visible spectrum was also characterized to investigate the optical properties. The atomic force microscope (AFM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) were used to detect the nanoparticles of Cu. The results showed that the Cu nanoparticles could be prepared successfully in ethanol media at both laser energies 900 and 700 mJ for 532 and 1064 nm wavelength. Peak at 575 nm appeared in the U.V visible spectrum which indicates the formation of Cu nanoparticles. Furthermore, there is a slight chance for preparation of Cu nanoparticles in water media owing to the incidence of Cu oxides instead of Cu nanoparticles.

Synthesis of copper nanoparticles by laser ablation

“…For colloidal solutions with synthesized copper nanoparticles, the absorption peak was in the region of ~ 520 nm (Figure 3b). Similar absorption spectra are presented in [2,8] in the study of colloidal solutions with copper nanoparticles obtained by laser ablation.…”

“…The study of the synthesis of copper nanoparticles is due to their unique properties in comparison with bulk materials and their application in various fields. Recently, copper nanoparticles have found application in the formation of conductive films [1], the creation of nonlinear devices [2] and bactericidal agents [3]. Laser ablation has an advantage over chemical synthesis methods.…”

Fabrication and Characterization of Sn1-XCuxO2 Thin Films Prepared by Chemical Spray Pyrolysis Technique

“…Synthesis of metallic nanoparticles is very important for new applications owing to their especially optical properties compared with the bulk material. Recently, the researchers and scientists have been devoted to Cu NPs to be used in various applications such as conductive films, Nanofluids, lubrication and catalysis, the nanoparticles as well-known have a good surface to volume ratio compared with the bulk material, which enables it for catalysis applications [1,2]. Research of Tin dioxide (SnO2) has a dramatic interest in the wide energy gap of the semiconductor's community, due to the unique photoelectric and outstanding electricals conductions properties.…”

Silver and Copper nano-colloid generation via Pulsed Laser Ablation in Liquid: Recirculation nanoparticle production mode

“…In this method, a pulsed laser is focused on the surface of a solid target in a liquid medium. Since the use of pulsed laser for generating metal nano colloidal solutions in different solvents by ablating metal target surfaces that immerse in the chosen solvent in 1993 by Henglein [21] and Cotton [22], the PLAL method has been extensively used to produce polymer [23], carbon [24,25], semiconductor (e.g., ZnO [26], Si [27], and SiC [28]) and metal (e.g., Au [29], Cu [30], and Ag [31]) NPs in liquid. In this technique laser energy absorbed by the target generates a plasma, which expands and condenses in the liquid environment, forming nanoscale pieces of material as the cavitation bubble expands and collapses.…”