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Comparison of the productivity and ablation efficiency of different laser classes for laser ablation of gold in water and air

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In this study, we compare different laser systems used for the synthesis of nanoparticles. The productivity and ablation efficiency of laser ablation of gold in water and in air are determined for three pulsed laser systems with comparable pulse energy but different pulse duration and repetition rate. All experiments are performed in a fluence range of up to \(20\,\hbox {J}/\hbox {cm}^{2}\). The highest productivity among the considered lasers is found for a high-power picosecond laser, which shows 12 times higher ablation rate for the ablation in air compared to ablation in liquid. Further, we find that the threshold fluence for ablation in air is up to 1.9 times higher than for ablation in water. The highest ablation efficiency, which is defined as an energy specific ablation volume by the ablation rate divided by the laser power, is found for the low power, compact nanosecond laser system.

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This work was financially supported by the BMWi via ZIM AIF project under Grant no. ZF4044504RE6 and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [grant numbers GO 2566/7-1, HU 1893/6-1]. The authors gratefully thank the CryLaS GmbH in Berlin for provision of the DSS1064-Q4 laser, Ruksan Nadarajah for providing the SEM images and Prof. L. Zhigilei for fruitful discussions.

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    Sarah Dittrich, René Streubel, Stephan Barcikowski & Bilal Gökce

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    Cormac McDonnell & Heinz P. Huber

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Dittrich, S., Streubel, R., McDonnell, C. et al. Comparison of the productivity and ablation efficiency of different laser classes for laser ablation of gold in water and air. Appl. Phys. A 125, 432 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-019-2704-8

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