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MINI REVIEW article

Front. Chem.
Sec. Nanoscience
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fchem.2024.1463612

Mini-review on laser-induced nanoparticle heating and melting

Provisionally accepted
Ilya Baimler Ilya Baimler 1Alexander V. Simakin Alexander V. Simakin 1Alexey S. Dorokhov Alexey S. Dorokhov 2Sergey V. Gudkov Sergey V. Gudkov 1,2*
  • 1 Prokhorov General Physics Institute (RAS), Moscow, Russia
  • 2 Federal Scientific Agroengineering Center VIM, Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Russia

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    The development of various nanomaterials production technologies has led to the possibility of producing nanoparticles (NPs) and nanostructures, which can find a wide range of applications, from the fabrication of microelectronic devices to the improvement of material properties and the treatment of cancer. The unique characteristics of nanoparticles are primarily due to their small size, which makes size control important in their preparation. Modification of nanoparticles by laser irradiation and obtaining desired nanoparticle properties is a promising approach because of its ease of implementation. The purpose of this review is to analyze the works devoted to the study of laserinduced heating and melting of nanoparticles, to collect information and evaluate the results of using this method for functionalization and modification of metallic nanoparticles, and to discuss promising directions for the use of this technique.

    Keywords: Nanoparticles, Laser radiation, Laser fragmentation, Laser heating, Laser melting

    Received: 12 Jul 2024; Accepted: 28 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Baimler, Simakin, Dorokhov and Gudkov. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Sergey V. Gudkov, Prokhorov General Physics Institute (RAS), Moscow, Russia

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