2023/04/08 by Lihua Dong, Dong, Lihua, Fulong Wang +15
Engineering · Materials Science · #FOS: Physical sciences #Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications #Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles #Optics (physics.optics) #Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization #Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2304.03885
openalex publication_date 2023/04/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Plasmonic microbubbles produced by laser irradiated gold nanoparticles (GNPs) in various liquids have emerged in numerous innovative applications. The nucleation of these bubbles inherently involves rich phenomena. In this paper, we systematically investigate the physicochemical hydrodynamics of plasmonic bubbles upon irradiation of a continuous wave (CW) laser on a GNP decorated sample surface in ferric nitrate solution. Surprisingly, we observe the direct formation of well-defined micro-domes on the sample surface. It reveals that the nucleation of a plasmonic bubble is associated with the solvothermal decomposition of ferric nitrate in the solution. The plasmonic bubble acts as a template for the deposition of iron oxide nanoparticles. It first forms a rim, then a micro-shell, which eventually becomes a solid micro-dome. Experimental results show that the micro-dome radius Rd exhibits an obvious dependence on time t, which can be well interpreted theoretically. Our findings reveal the rich phenomena associated with plasmonic bubble nucleation in a thermally decomposable solution, paving a plasmonic bubble-based approach to fabricate three dimensional microstructures by using an ordinary CW laser.