Journal
ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS
Volume 5, Issue 7, Pages 10073-10080Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.2c02590
Keywords
KEYWORDS; nanoparticles; meta-surface; meta-optics; dewetting; laser processing; laser characterization
Funding
- U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory [DE-AC52-07NA27344]
- Laboratory Directed Research and Development Grant [21-ERD-002]
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This study investigates laser-induced dewetting of Au films to create controlled distribution of nanoparticles and alter their properties spatially using laser parameters. It finds that laser power is effective for adjusting the dewetting process, while scan speed is not. By correlating calculated temperatures and experimental results, it confirms that local temperature is the driving factor in the laser-induced dewetting process.
ABSTRACT: We investigate laser-induced dewetting of Au films to form nanoparticles with a controlled distribution and to alter these properties spatially with laser parameters for applications of large aperture meta-optics. By performing laser line scans under various parameter space conditions (power, speed, and beam size), we observe that laser power is an effective knob for adjusting the dewetting process while scan speed is not. Temperature numerical calculations show that the scan speeds used in this parameter space do not introduce a large temperature variation but the laser power does. By correlating calculated temperatures and associated experimental dewetting results, we confirm that local temperature is the driving factor in the laser-induced dewetting process. Furthermore, based on in situ thermal emission imaging, the thermal response time is estimated as similar to 2 ms and a self-terminating characteristic of the laser-induced dewetting process is observed. This self-terminating effect results in an insignificant change in subsequent laser scans, contributing to the robustness of this process for large area dewetting patterning by beam rastering. Based on these findings, we successfully demonstrate an inch round globe-shaped pattern consisting of Au nanoparticles.
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