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Two-dimensional carbon nanostructures obtained by laser ablation in liquid: effect of an ultrasonic field

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The ablation of a carbon target immersed in deionized water, in absence and in presence of ultrasonic waves is reported, and the differences investigated. The obtained nanostructures are characterized by transmission electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and photoluminescence. Transmission electron images reveal that the produced carbon nanostructures, with and without ultrasonic excitation, are graphene-like sheets with improved quality in the first case. Samples prepared with ultrasounds show graphene layers with large sizes (several microns) and regular shapes, whereas the samples prepared without ultrasounds show smaller sizes and irregular shapes; additionally, some dispersed quasi-spherical nanoparticles are observed in the samples prepared without ultrasound. Photoluminescence measurements of the obtained nanostructures reveal emission in the blue spectral region.

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Acknowledgements

This work was partially supported by the CONACYT project CB-240998 and the Spanish project MINECO/FEDER TEC2015-69916-C2-1-R. Additionally, ININ through the project CB-602 is acknowledged. M. Martinez-Orts acknowledges the financial support of the Autonomous Community of Madrid and the European Social Fund (contract E-28-2017-0679526). The technical support with TEM measurements provided by P. Castillo of the electron microscopy laboratory of UAMI is also recognized.

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  1. Departamento de Física, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Apdo. Postal 18-1027, 11801, Mexico City, Mexico

    L. Escobar-Alarcón

  2. Departamento de Tecnologia de Materiales, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Apdo. Postal 18-1027, 11801, Mexico City, Mexico

    M. E. Espinosa-Pesqueira

  3. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Facultad de Química, Paseo Colon esq. Paseo Tollocan S/N, 50120, Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico

    D. A. Solis-Casados

  4. Laser Processing Group, Instituto de Optica, IO, CSIC, Serrano 121, 28006, Madrid, Spain

    J. Gonzalo, J. Solis, M. Martinez-Orts & E. Haro-Poniatowski

  5. Departamento de Física, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, Apdo. Postal 55-534, Mexico City, Mexico

    E. Haro-Poniatowski

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Escobar-Alarcón, L., Espinosa-Pesqueira, M.E., Solis-Casados, D.A. et al. Two-dimensional carbon nanostructures obtained by laser ablation in liquid: effect of an ultrasonic field. Appl. Phys. A 124, 141 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-018-1559-8

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