Liquid-phase laser ablation

Sasaki, Koichi; Takada, Noriharu

doi:10.1351/PAC-CON-09-10-23

Pure Appl. Chem., 2010, Vol. 82, No. 6, pp. 1317-1327

http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/PAC-CON-09-10-23

Published online 2010-05-02

Liquid-phase laser ablation

Koichi Sasaki¹* and Noriharu Takada²

¹ Division of Quantum Science and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060‑0828, Japan
² Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan

Abstract: The irradiation of an intense laser pulse onto a solid target immersed in liquid produces dense plasma. The plasma produced by liquid-phase laser ablation has unique features at high pressure and temperature, which are never realized by liquid-phase discharges. Another unique characteristic of liquid-phase laser ablation is the formation of a cavitation bubble. This article reports the fundamental aspects of liquid-phase laser-ablation plasmas, cavitation bubbles, and the formation processes of nanoparticles, together with some applications of liquid-phase laser ablation.