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Single-step printing of metallic nanoparticles in 2D micropatterns

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This work demonstrates a single-step method for synthesis and printing of metallic nanoparticles (NPs) in 2D micropatterns. The method is based on femtosecond laser writing, enabling fast and high precision deposition of silver, gold, or copper NPs in space-selective areas, which in general is not achieved by the traditional chemical routes or laser ablation of metal. Such finds were accomplished by employing laser-induced forward transfer in the femtosecond pulse regime (fs-LIFT). The results are promising for application, since metallic NPs, with a lognormal diameter distribution averaging between ~ 4 and 30 nm, allow exploring plasmon bands throughout the visible spectrum. The mechanisms behind NP formation by fs-LIFT are discussed based on the thermomechanical response of the material. An estimative based on the heat transfer suggests the occurrence of mechanical fragmentation rather than material vaporization. The main result addressed herein, however, is the ability to deposit silver, gold, and copper nanoparticles in selected regions, supporting the development of NP-based devices via one-step processing and their application in sensors and photonic circuits.

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This study was funded by FAPESP, with the grants 2013/05350-0 and (2018/11283-7), as well as CNPq and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—Brasil (CAPES)—Finance Code 001.

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  1. São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, PO Box 369, Sao Carlos, SP, 13560-970, Brazil

    Paulina R. Ferreira, Wagner Correr, Cleber R. Mendonça & Juliana M. P. Almeida

  2. Centre d’Optique, Photonique et Laser, Université Laval, 2375 rue de la Terrasse, Quebec, QC, G1V0A6, Canada

    Wagner Correr

  3. Department of Materials Engineering, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Sao Carlos, SP, 13563-120, Brazil

    Juliana M. P. Almeida

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Ferreira, P.R., Correr, W., Mendonça, C.R. et al. Single-step printing of metallic nanoparticles in 2D micropatterns. J Nanopart Res 22, 260 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-020-04995-4

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